From 291f6132207ce3fcbf6845555411c5b816d96170 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dennis Fink Date: Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:00:06 +0200 Subject: Normalize Markdown content formatting This applies consistent Markdown formatting across existing pages and posts, removing trailing whitespace, wrapping long lines, and normalizing emphasis markers. No prose changes are intended. --- .../contents.lr | 66 +++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-) (limited to 'content/blog/hiking-log-2-sentier-de-la-crosniere') diff --git a/content/blog/hiking-log-2-sentier-de-la-crosniere/contents.lr b/content/blog/hiking-log-2-sentier-de-la-crosniere/contents.lr index b592d25..9bff623 100644 --- a/content/blog/hiking-log-2-sentier-de-la-crosniere/contents.lr +++ b/content/blog/hiking-log-2-sentier-de-la-crosniere/contents.lr @@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ After my first [hike](/blog/2026/07/hiking-log-1-circuit-korspronk/) ignited my trail. This time, I wanted a shorter one as I was planning to do it as an after-work excursion in the late evening. It should be close to home, easy, and feasible in about an hour. The choice was quickly made. I decided to do a -trail in the small town of Lasauvage called *"Sentier de la Crosnière"*. +trail in the small town of Lasauvage called _"Sentier de la Crosnière"_. # From a wild woman to herons -[Lasauvage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasauvage), known as *"Zowaasch"* in +[Lasauvage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasauvage), known as _"Zowaasch"_ in Luxembourgish, is a small town in the south-west of Luxembourg. It is one of the few French-speaking towns in southern Luxembourg, many of which have a long history with the local steel industry. The local ironworks in Lasauvage @@ -28,9 +28,9 @@ were the first in the country to use [minette ore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minette_%28ore%29), for which Luxembourg is renowned and on which much of its wealth was built. -There is an oral tradition (German: *"Sage"*) that explains the town's name. I +There is an oral tradition (German: _"Sage"_) that explains the town's name. I have copied it here verbatim, including the old spelling with the long s (ſ) -and *"eszett"* (ß). +and _"eszett"_ (ß).

120. Die wilde Frau zu La Sauvage

@@ -68,29 +68,29 @@ Digitised by the National Library of Luxembourg. The passage above recounts the legend from which Lasauvage is said to have taken its name. Before the ironworks were constructed in the early seventeenth century, the valley was supposedly uninhabited except for a wild woman who -lived in a cave in the *"La Cronnière"* rock formation. According to the story, +lived in a cave in the _"La Cronnière"_ rock formation. According to the story, she ate raw meat, wore only her long hair and had glowing eyes, an owl-like voice and sharp claws. After her death, when she was denied entrance to Hell, her ghost reportedly haunted the area until a hermit banished it by invoking -*"Saint Donatus"* and *"Our Lady of Luxembourg"*. +_"Saint Donatus"_ and _"Our Lady of Luxembourg"_. -The passage refers to the valley as the *"Val de la Sauvage Femme"*, meaning -*"Valley of the Wild Woman"*. This name was eventually shortened and -transformed into *"Lasauvage"*. The Luxembourgish name *"Zowaasch"* is actually +The passage refers to the valley as the _"Val de la Sauvage Femme"_, meaning +_"Valley of the Wild Woman"_. This name was eventually shortened and +transformed into _"Lasauvage"_. The Luxembourgish name _"Zowaasch"_ is actually just a phonetic borrowing of the French name. If you say the French word -*"sauvage"* and write it down as you hear it in Luxembourgish, you will -probably end up with something very close to *"Zowaasch"*. +_"sauvage"_ and write it down as you hear it in Luxembourgish, you will +probably end up with something very close to _"Zowaasch"_. A small stream flows through the town. Its official French name is the -[*"Ruisseau de la Côte -Rouge"*](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ru_de_la_C%C3%B4te_Rouge), but it is -also sometimes called the *"Crosnière"*. It is this stream that gives the trail +[_"Ruisseau de la Côte +Rouge"_](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ru_de_la_C%C3%B4te_Rouge), but it is +also sometimes called the _"Crosnière"_. It is this stream that gives the trail its name. I find the coincidence with the name of the cave remarkable. In fact, the two names are sometimes interchanged, as can be seen in [this news article](https://viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu/ark:70795/c3ncwbkv8k/pages/11/articles/DIVL191?search=La%2520cronni%25C3%25A8re) -from 1973. In Luxembourgish, this stream is called *"Réierbaach"*. *"Baach"* is -simply Luxembourgish for *"stream"*, and *"Réier"* is Luxembourgish for -*"Heron"*. +from 1973. In Luxembourgish, this stream is called _"Réierbaach"_. _"Baach"_ is +simply Luxembourgish for _"stream"_, and _"Réier"_ is Luxembourgish for +_"Heron"_. #### trail #### trail_gpx: sentier-de-la-crosniere-track.gpx ---- @@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ and through a few winding turns down into the valley. Then, after crossing a small tunnel bridge, I entered the small, peaceful and somewhat secluded town of Lasauvage. -The trail starts near the [*"Auberge an der -Schoul"*](https://differdange.lu/en/discover/auberge/), a hostel where you can +The trail starts near the [_"Auberge an der +Schoul"_](https://differdange.lu/en/discover/auberge/), a hostel where you can book a stay, which is located in Lasauvage's primary school. The school still -houses the *"Lasauvage School"*, the *"Nature School"* and a *"puppet -theatre"*. +houses the _"Lasauvage School"_, the _"Nature School"_ and a _"puppet +theatre"_. From there, I passed the first information panel on the trail, which you can see below. It discusses how the stream was used as a source of energy for the @@ -252,11 +252,11 @@ onto the trail. From there, the trail leads through the park and over the border into France. It continues onto a wooden pier which is built around the pond known as -*"Kiercheweier"*, meaning *"church pond"* in Luxembourgish. This is -explained by its location near the church named [*"Église -Saint-Barbe"*](https://www.stadhaus.lu/espaces/eglise-sainte-barbe). The church +_"Kiercheweier"_, meaning _"church pond"_ in Luxembourgish. This is +explained by its location near the church named [_"Église +Saint-Barbe"_](https://www.stadhaus.lu/espaces/eglise-sainte-barbe). The church itself was desacralised in 2018 but is now used as an event venue by the [Aalt -Stadhaus](https://www.stadhaus.lu/), Differdange's cultural centre, where my +Stadhaus](https://www.stadhaus.lu/), Differdange's cultural centre, where my [previous trail](/blog/2026/07/hiking-log-1-circuit-korspronk/) started. There is also an information board which is not actually an official part of @@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ plants you will find here, and their importance to the surrounding fauna. :::figure breakout-xs ![Information board titled “Le «Kiercheweier» à Lasauvage – Flore,” with French and German text, photographs of wetland vegetation and insects, and botanical illustrations of characteristic marsh and riverside plants.](information-board-le-kiercheweier-a-lasauvage.jpg) -This interpretive panel stands beside the *"Kiercheweier"* in Lasauvage. +This interpretive panel stands beside the _"Kiercheweier"_ in Lasauvage.
Read the transcribed text below: @@ -500,7 +500,8 @@ This interpretive panel stands beside the *"Kiercheweier"* in Lasauvage.
::: -As I walked along the pier, I noticed some ducks and geese, which I, of course, photographed. We will encounter the geese again later. +As I walked along the pier, I noticed some ducks and geese, which I, of course, +photographed. We will encounter the geese again later. #### gallery #### images: @@ -527,7 +528,7 @@ text: A few steps later, I came to a second information board, which is part of the trail, discussing the stream and its fauna. The stream's source is 400 metres -west of a place called *"Baache Jang"*; from there, it flows into the Chiers — +west of a place called _"Baache Jang"_; from there, it flows into the Chiers — you may remember this from my [previous hiking log](/blog/2026/07/hiking-log-1-circuit-korspronk/). Apparently, before 2005, Lasauvage's wastewater entered the Crosnière unfiltered. @@ -647,7 +648,7 @@ One of the information panels encountered along the Sentier de la Crosnière. # Entering the forest -:::figure w33 right +:::figure w33 right ![Green sign marking the protected area "Kiemerchen – Scheiergronn – Groussebësch" with a stylized ant and fern above pictograms showing permitted and prohibited activities.](nature-reserve-sign.jpg) Here the trail enters the Kiemerchen – Scheiergronn – Groussebësch protected area. @@ -655,7 +656,7 @@ Here the trail enters the Kiemerchen – Scheiergronn – Groussebësch protecte The trail follows the stream until it reaches the entrance to the forest, which is marked by a sign indicating that it is a designated nature reserve named -*"Kiemerchen - Scheiergronn - Groussebësch"*. As soon as I entered the forest, I +_"Kiemerchen - Scheiergronn - Groussebësch"_. As soon as I entered the forest, I loved the cooling sensation on my skin and the refreshing air. The path then leads past an information board about floodplain forests. As the @@ -824,7 +825,7 @@ text: I then started the descent of the trail very carefully, despite not wearing hiking shoes. I passed a small pond again and continued along the same path out -of the forest. When I arrived at the *"Kiercheweier"*, my friends the geese had +of the forest. When I arrived at the _"Kiercheweier"_, my friends the geese had made their way into the park. They did not seem to be afraid of me, so I took some photos of them as they came quite close before heading back into the pond. #### gallery #### @@ -875,7 +876,7 @@ text: I found this trail well suited to an evening walk, except for the unforeseen obstacles in the way. I especially liked the section around the -*"Kiercheweier"*. +_"Kiercheweier"_. Would I recommend coming to Lasauvage just to do this trail? No, but if you're in the Lasauvage area, for example visiting the [Eugène Pesch @@ -888,6 +889,7 @@ and want to go for an evening walk, then yes, you should do it. All in all, my Wanderlust was sated for the evening. But knowing Wanderlust, probably not for long. + --- description: An evening hike along the Sentier de la Crosnière in Lasauvage, combining local history, wildlife, forest paths and a few unexpected obstacles. --- -- cgit v1.3.1