Bastogne

Bastogne (; ; ; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg in the Ardennes, Belgium.

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Bastogne is a city in the Ardennes region of Belgium, located in the province of Luxembourg in the southern part of the country. It is historically significant as the site of major World War II fighting, particularly during the Battle of the Bulge in 1944-1945.

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Belgium municipality.name: Bastogne
Belgium municipality.namenl: Bastenaken
Belgium municipality.namede: Bastenach
Belgium municipality.type: city
Belgium municipality.picture: Bastogne Rue du Sablon R01.jpg
Belgium municipality.map: Bastogne Luxembourg Belgium Map 2024.png
Belgium municipality.map legend: Location of Bastogne in Luxembourg province
Belgium municipality.arms: Blason ville be Bastogne.svg
Belgium municipality.flag: Flag of Bastogne.svg
Belgium municipality.province: Luxembourg
Belgium municipality.arrondissement: Bastogne
Belgium municipality.nis: 82039
Belgium municipality.mayor: Benoît Lutgen (cdH)
Belgium municipality.majority: LDB-cdH
Belgium municipality.postal codes: 6600
Belgium municipality.telephone area: 061
Belgium municipality.web: www.bastogne.be

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Geography
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Bastogne (; ; ; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg in the Ardennes, Belgium.

The municipality consists of the following districts: Bastogne, Longvilly, Noville, Villers-la-Bonne-Eau, and Wardin. The town is situated on a ridge in the Ardennes at an elevation of .

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Bastogne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.