St. Vith

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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.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Sankt Vith 17
St. Vith canonical 8
Sankt-Vith 1

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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
linked to: Ardennes Forest
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

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

German-speaking Community contains Sankt Vith
linked to: St. Vith
German-speaking Belgium containsSettlement Sankt Vith
linked to: St. Vith
Büllingen borderedBy Sankt Vith
linked to: St. Vith
Lommersweiler locatedIn St. Vith
Schönberg partOf St. Vith
Schönberg hasMunicipality St. Vith
Recht locatedIn Sankt Vith
linked to: St. Vith
Recht hasMunicipality Sankt Vith
linked to: St. Vith
Eupen-Malmedy region hasTown Sankt Vith
linked to: St. Vith
Eupen-Malmedy region hasMunicipality Sankt Vith
linked to: St. Vith
East Belgium containsMunicipality Sankt Vith
linked to: St. Vith
Kerpen hasTwinTown St. Vith
Arlon hasTwinTown Sankt-Vith
linked to: St. Vith
Sankt Vith canton contains Sankt Vith
linked to: St. Vith
Sankt Vith canton hasAdministrativeCenter Sankt Vith
linked to: St. Vith
Burg-Reuland hasNeighboringMunicipality Sankt Vith
linked to: St. Vith
German-speaking Community of Belgium hasMunicipality Sankt Vith
subject linked to: DG
linked to: St. Vith
East Cantons contains Sankt Vith
linked to: St. Vith
Municipal council of Sankt Vith locatedIn Sankt Vith
linked to: St. Vith
municipality of St. Vith hasAdministrativeCenter town of St. Vith
linked to: St. Vith
Gouvy hasBorderWith Sankt Vith
linked to: St. Vith
Eifel (Belgium) hasSettlement Sankt Vith
linked to: St. Vith
Eupen twinnedWith Sankt Vith
linked to: St. Vith