St. Vith

E8397

municipality town

St. Vith is a town in eastern Belgium that became a strategically important battleground during World War II, particularly noted for its role in the Battle of the Bulge.

Aliases (1)

Sankt Vith ×8

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	municipality → town →
belongsTo	arrondissement of Verviers →
changedSovereignty	Belgium after World War I → Germany until World War I → Prussia in the 19th century →
coordinateLocation	50.283°N 6.133°E →
country	Belgium →
economicActivity	agriculture in surrounding area → local services and small industry →
hasHeritage	mixed German and Belgian cultural influences →
hasMunicipalSections	Crombach → Lommersweiler → Recht → Schönberg →
hasPostalCode	4780 →
hasReligiousBuilding	parish church dedicated to Saint Vitus →
historicalEvent	Battle of the Bulge →
historicalRegion	Ardennes →
isTouristDestinationFor	Ardennes nature and hiking → military history tourism →
locatedIn	eastern Belgium →
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	German-speaking Community of Belgium → Province of Liège → Wallonia →
namedAfter	Saint Vitus →
near	German border → Luxembourg border →
officialLanguage	French → German →
partOf	Eupen-Malmedy region →
population	approximately 9,000–10,000 inhabitants →
postWorldWarIIStatus	rebuilt town center →
railwayJunctionOf	Vennbahn railway →
roadNetworkRole	junction of several regional roads in the Ardennes →
strategicImportance	road and rail junction in the Ardennes →
timeZone	Central European Summer Time → Central European Time →
vehicleRegistrationCode	B →
warMemorialType	memorials to Battle of the Bulge →
wasBattlegroundIn	Battle of the Bulge → World War II →
wasDefendedBy	United States Army units in December 1944 →
wasHeavilyBombedBy	Allied air forces →
wasHeavilyDamagedDuring	World War II →
wasOccupiedBy	German forces during the Battle of the Bulge →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Eupen-Malmedy region ("Sankt Vith") → Recht ("Sankt Vith") → Schönberg →	hasMunicipality
Lommersweiler → Recht ("Sankt Vith") →	locatedIn
Büllingen ("Sankt Vith") →	borderedBy
German-speaking Community ("Sankt Vith") →	contains
East Belgium ("Sankt Vith") →	containsMunicipality
German-speaking Belgium ("Sankt Vith") →	containsSettlement
Crombach →	hasMunicipalAuthority
Lommersweiler →	hasMunicipalSectionOf
Eupen-Malmedy region ("Sankt Vith") →	hasTown
Battle of the Bulge →	involvesPlace
Schönberg →	partOf
Vennbahn railway →	passesThrough