INVITATION
FOR THE RURALIA XI CONFERENCE
“Religious places, cults and rituals in medieval rural environment”
Clervaux (G-D of Luxembourg)
September 7th-13th 2015
RURALIA is an international association for the archaeology of medieval settlement and rural life. It
provides a European-wide platform for the scientific exchange on current problems in rural
archeology in order to strengthen comparative and interdisciplinary studies. The conference covers
the time from the Early Medieval to the Early Modern Period, so roughly the centuries from 5001700 AD. The conference languages are English, French and German.
RURALIA XI will take place at Clervaux, a small town in the very North of the Grand-Duchy of
Luxembourg. The theme will be: “Religious places, cults and rituals in medieval rural environment”.
The focus will not be set on the Christianisation of rural society but rather on the relationship
between the people and the religious sites where they practiced their beliefs (Christian, pagan,
Jewish…). This also includes phenomena, traditions and practices which characterize the popular
beliefs and burial rituals.
In addition to the papers given from Monday to Friday, two half-day excursions and an optional twoday study trip will be offered.
The conference is jointly organized by the Centre National de Recherche Archéologique (CNRA) and
the University of Luxembourg (Uni.Lu), with the support of the Ministries of Culture and Tourism, the
Fonds National de Recherche (FNR), Site et Monument Nationaux (SSMN), Fonds culturel, the city of
Clervaux and the Pirmesfrënn of Kaundorf.
Christiane Bis-Worch (CNRA), Andrea Binsfeld (Uni.Lu)
Short schedule of the conference:
Monday, 7th September - 6 papers + RURALIA committee/visit 1 of
Clervaux-castle
Tuesday, 8th September - 13 papers + visit 2 of Clervaux-castle.
Wednesday, 9th September - 7 papers + half-day excursion 1
Thursday, 10th September - 7 papers + half-day excursion 2
Friday, 11th September - 11 papers
Saturday, 12th September - Sunday, 13th September - optional excursion 3
(Registration for hotel closed, if interested please contact directly Ch. Bis-Worch)
Program of the conference: see annex
Conference fee:
Conference + hotel + meals + 2 half-day excursions
= 500 €
Accompanying person: accommodation in double room
(hotel + meals + 2 half-day excursions)
= 380 €
Optional Saturday and Sunday- excursion
= 160 €
Please send the conference fee indicating “RURALIA 2015” and your name until the 30th of
June 2015 to the following address:
Treasurer: Jan van Doesburg, j.van.doesburg@cultureelerfgoed.nl
Adress: Hobbemastr. 61, 3817 PR Amersfoort, The Netherlands
Bank: Rabo Bank
Adress: Computerweg 12L, 3821 AB Amersfoort, The Netherlands
account: IBAN NL97RABO0141806877; BIC [Swift] RABONL2U
Registration number at the Kamer van Koophandel, The Netherlands: KvK nr. 59125101
Please notice that only paid conference fees can be considered as reservation for the
congress!
Please notice, that the number of hotel-rooms available is restricted and will be reserved
in the order of income.
Travel-information: There are very easy connections to Luxembourg and Clervaux:
A) Luxembourg Findel-airport with frequently bus-connections to Luxembourg main station.
See details on : http://www.lux-airport.lu/fr/Informations-vols.8.html
B) Trains are leaving every half hour (-h18 and -h45) from Luxembourg main station to
Clervaux (for 2,5€ only)
C) Bus shuttle from Clervaux-station to Clervaux Castle/Hotel Koener organized by RURALIA
on demand.
REGISTRATION FORM
“RURALIA XI CONFERENCE”
“Religious places, cults and rituals in medieval rural environment”
Clervaux (G-D of Luxembourg)
(Registration for hotel closed, if interested please contact directly Ch. Bis-Worch)
September 7th-13th 2015
Please send your application until 30.06.2015 to:
Ch. Bis-Worch
Centre National de Recherche Archéologique
241, rue de Luxembourg
L-8077 Bertrange
Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
Tel.: 621146868
christiane.bis@cnra.etat.lu
I hereby would like to register for the above event:
Surname and firstname : ……………………………………………………..…………...
Address :….………………………………….…………………………………….….…….
Tel. : ….………………………………….…….……
E-mail : ……………………………….…….……….
Conference + hotel + meals + 2 half-day excursions
500 €
Accompanying person: accommodation in double room
(hotel + meals + 2 half-day excursions)
380 €
Optional Saturday and Sunday- excursion
160 €
Optionally payment to enable RURALIA to invite young researchers
…….. €
Bank details: KvK nr. 59125101. Rabo Bank account: IBAN NL97RABO0141806877;
BIC [Swift] RABONL2U.
I have transferred the conference fee (…………..€) at the
Please quote RURALIA 2015 and YOUR NAME/NAMES on all transactions
Date/Signature:
RURALIA XI CONFERENCE
Practical Information Form
Arrival
Date of arrival:
Monday 7th Sept. 2015
Tuesday 8th Sept. 2015
2015.
(Registration for hotel closed, if interested please contact directly Ch. Bis-Worch)
Other: ................................................
Bus-shuttle from Clervaux-station to Hotel Koener/Clervaux-castle needed at …………
Departure
Date of departure:
Friday 11th Sept. 2015 Other: ...................................
Bus-shuttle from Hotel Koener/Clervaux-castle to Clervaux-station needed at …………
Your stay
I will attend the following meals:
Dinner Monday sept 7th
Lunch Tuesday sept 8th
Dinner Tuesday sept 8th
Lunch Wednesday sept 9th
Dinner Wednesday sept 9th
Lunch Thursday sept 10th
Dinner Thursday sept 10th
Lunch Friday sept 11th
Vegetarian
Allergic to :
Others :
I will present …....poster(s). Size: ………. cm by ………… cm (horizontal by vertical).
I need space on the book desk to present / to sell publications.