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Saint-Mard, Belgium

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Saint-Mard
Sié-Mâ (Gaumais)
Saint-Mard, church of Vieux-Virton
Saint-Mard, church of Vieux-Virton
Official logo of Saint-Mard
Saint-Mard is located in Belgium
Saint-Mard
Saint-Mard
Saint-Mard is located in Europe
Saint-Mard
Saint-Mard
Coordinates: 49°33′03″N 05°31′08″E / 49.55083°N 5.51889°E / 49.55083; 5.51889
Country Belgium
Region Wallonia
Province Luxembourg
Municipality Virton

Saint-Mard (Gaumais: Sié-Mâ; Walloon: Sint-Må-dlé-Vierton) is a village of Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Virton, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.

A Roman settlement was established here in the first century AD. During the Middle Ages, the village belonged the County of Luxemburg. The centre of the village contains the Neo-Romanesque village church, built between 1864 and 1867. In the outskirts of the village, in the direction of Virton, lies the Church of Vieux-Virton, which traces its origins to the late 7th or early 8th century, though the oldest parts of the present building are from the 13th century.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ Menne, Gilbert, ed. (2014). Le grand guide de Wallonie et de Bruxelles. Brussels: Racine. pp. 1084–1085. ISBN 978-94-014-1418-0.
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