Longwy
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Longwy is a northeastern French town in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department, historically known for its fortified architecture and steel industry near the borders with Luxembourg and Belgium.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Longwy canonical | 14 |
| Longwy-Bas | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commune of France
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Fortifications of Vauban
ⓘ
surface form:
Vauban fortifications
|
| category |
Communes in Meurthe-et-Moselle
ⓘ
Fortifications of Vauban ⓘ
surface form:
Vauban fortifications in France
northeastern France ⓘ
surface form:
World Heritage Sites in Grand Est
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| departmentCode | 54 ⓘ |
| distanceToLuxembourgCity | approximately 40 km ⓘ |
| distanceToMetz | approximately 60 km ⓘ |
| fortifiedBy | Sébastien Le Prestre de Vauban ⓘ |
| hasEconomicHistory |
ceramic and enamel production
ⓘ
iron and steel production ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus |
UNESCO World Heritage Site
ⓘ
surface form:
UNESCO World Heritage Site component
|
| hasSubdivision |
Longwy
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Longwy-Bas
Longwy-Haut ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Fortifications of Vauban ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Lorraine ⓘ |
| historicEvent | annexation by France in 1670s ⓘ |
| historicRole | border fortress of the Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| inception | 17th century fortifications ⓘ |
| INSEECODE | 54323 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
fortified architecture
ⓘ
steel industry ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| localDialect | Lorrain ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arrondissement of Briey
ⓘ
Grand Est ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Est region
Meurthe-et-Moselle ⓘ
surface form:
Meurthe-et-Moselle department
northeastern France ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Chiers River ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith |
Belgium
ⓘ
Luxembourg ⓘ |
| nearUrbanArea |
Arlon
ⓘ
Esch-sur-Alzette ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lorraine
ⓘ
surface form:
French industrial basin of Lorraine
Pays-Haut ⓘ |
| postalCode | 54400 ⓘ |
| regionType | cross-border urban area ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
A30 motorway
ⓘ
N52 road ⓘ |
| timeZone | CET ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | CEST ⓘ |
| transport | Longwy railway station ⓘ |
| twinnedWith |
Differdange
ⓘ
Hettange-Grande ⓘ Pétange ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Longwy-Bas