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2017–18 Total League Season
The 2017–18 Total League season, is the 65th season of the first division of the professional basketball in Luxembourg. Amicale defended successfully its title and achieved their eighth league. Competition format The regular season consisted in a double-legged round robin tournament where the six first qualified teams advanced to the group for the title, while the other four teams played for avoiding relegation. In the second stage, all wins from the regular season count for the standings, while the points are reset. The four first qualified teams in the group for the title, advanced to the playoffs, played in a format of best-of-three-games series. Teams of the relegation group play twice against themselves and twice against the four first qualified teams of the first stage of the Nationale 2. The two worst teams would be relegated. Teams Regular season Second stage Group for the title Relegation group Playoffs Bracket Seeded teams played games 1, 3 and 5 at home. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Sparta Bertrange
Basket-Ball Club Sparta Bertrange, also known as simply Sparta, is a Luxembourgian professional basketball team from Bertrange Bertrange (; lb, Bartreng ; german: Bartringen) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is located 6.5 km west of Luxembourg City. , the town of Bertrange, which lies in the north-east of the commune, has a population of 6,02 .... The club plays in the Total League, the highest level of the national championship. The last few years Sparta is known for its good youth Teams as they have won several Championships. The basketball education for youth is at a very high-level compared to the rest of Luxembourg. History Sparta was founded in 1935 and is one of the clubs with the most titles in the high level domestic league. The colors of the club are red and white. The en "Atert" has a capacity of 2,000 seats. Honours * Luxembourgian League :Winners (11): 1957–58, 1959–60, 1968–69, 1973–74, 1978–79, 1985–86, 1986–87, 2004– ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Etzella
Basketball Club Etzella, better known simply as Etzella, is a Luxembourgish professional basketball club based in Ettelbruck. The club competes in the Total League. The team has won the national championship 15 times. Notable players *Ronnie Harrell Ronnie Harrell Jr. (born March 11, 1996) is an American basketball player for Ironi Ness Ziona of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He plays the guard and forward positions. He played college basketball for Creighton University and the Univ ... (born 1996) References External linksOfficial websiteEurobasket.com Team Page Basketball teams in Luxembourg {{Europe-basketball-team-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heffingen
Heffingen () is a commune and small town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. , the town of Heffingen, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 598. Another town within the commune is Reuland. Heffingen is where Loschbour man The Loschbour man (also Loschbur man) is a skeleton of ''Homo sapiens'' from the European Mesolithic discovered in 1935 in Mullerthal, in the commune of Waldbillig, Luxembourg. History The skeleton, nearly complete, was discovered on 7 Octob ..., a homo sapiens of over 8000 years old, was found. Population References External links * Communes in Mersch (canton) Towns in Luxembourg {{Mersch-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dudelange
Dudelange (; lb, Diddeleng , german: Düdelingen) is a commune with town status in southern Luxembourg. It is the fourth-most populous commune, with 19,734 inhabitants. Dudelange is situated close to the border with France. , the town of Dudelange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 19,734, making it Luxembourg's third-most populous town. The commune also includes the smaller town of Budersberg, to the north-west. The Mont Saint-Jean, close to Budersberg, hosts the ruins of a medieval castle. In 1794 the French Revolutionary Army committed atrocities against the local population in Dudelange, when they massacred 79 civilians. Dudelange is an important industrial town that grew out of the three villages and a steel mill in 1900. The D in the name of the ARBED steel company, later merged into ArcelorMittal, stood for Dudelange. As well as the Dudelange Radio Tower, an FM radio and television transmitter, it is also the site of thCentre national de l’au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bertrange
Bertrange (; lb, Bartreng ; german: Bartringen) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is located 6.5 km west of Luxembourg City. , the town of Bertrange, which lies in the north-east of the commune, has a population of 6,021, of which just over half are Luxembourgers. People of over 60 different nationalities live in the commune. To the north of the town of Bertrange, on the other side of the route d'Arlon, is the village of Tossenberg, next to which is Luxembourg's largest shopping centre, La Belle Etoile. History The Treveri, a Gallic tribe, inhabited the region for several hundred years until they were conquered by Julius Caesar in 54 BC. During the Gallo-Roman era which lasted until about 450, the Romans built a number of roads in the area including the ''Kiem'' (Latin ''caminus'', road) linking Trier to Reims. It passed through Strassen (''Strata'') to what is now Bertrange at Tossenberg where there was a refreshment post for travellers and contin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walferdange
Walferdange ( lb, Walfer ; german: Walferdingen) is a commune and small town in central Luxembourg. Geography The commune of Walferdange is located north of Luxembourg City in the valley of the Alzette. It is part of the canton Luxembourg. The town of Walferdange lies in the center of the commune, other towns within the commune include Helmsange and Bereldange. History The commune of Walferdange was formed on 1 January 1851, when it was detached from the commune of Steinsel. The law forming Walferdange was passed on 25 November 1850. Although the commune first came into existence in 1851, there is evidence of prehistoric settlement as well as remains of a very large Roman villa. The Raschpëtzer Qanat, an underground aqueduct near Helmsange was built in the 1st century AD during the Roman occupation. It is said to be the longest qanat north of the Alps. Walferdange church was built between 1845 and 1852; the main features of its classical facade are two large statues of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stadtbredimus
Stadtbredimus () is a Communes of Luxembourg, commune and small town in south-eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the Remich (canton), canton of Remich. , the town of Stadtbredimus, which lies in the south-east of the commune, has a population of 676. Other towns within the commune include Greiveldange. Stadtbredimus Castle in the centre of the town has a history going back to the 13th century when a fortified castle stood on the site. In 1724, today's castle was built on the ruins of the old fort. It was here that Luxembourg's national poet, Edmond de la Fontaine, better known as Dicks (writer), Dicks, lived from 1858 to 1881. Population References External links * Communes in Remich (canton) Towns in Luxembourg {{Remich-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ettelbruck
Ettelbruck ( lb, Ettelbréck , german: Ettelbrück ) is a commune with town status in central Luxembourg, with a population of inhabitants. History Until 1850, both Erpeldange and Schieren were part of the Ettelbruck commune as well, but both towns were detached from Ettelbruck by law on 1 July 1850. Nazi Germany occupied Ettelbruck on 10 May 1940. US forces first liberated the town on 11 September 1944 but Germany retook the town on 16 December 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge. US General George S. Patton on Christmas Day, 25 December 1944, led US troops in the final liberation of Ettelbruck from Nazi occupation. One of Ettelbruck's main squares is named ''Patton Square'', and is located at the exact spot where the German offensive into Luxembourg's Alzette Valley was stopped, ending its attempt to reoccupy the country as a whole. From 1954 to 2004, the town held a ''Remembrance Day'' celebration each July honoring General Patton and the US, British, French, Belgian and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Esch-sur-Alzette
Esch-sur-Alzette (; lb, Esch-Uelzecht ; german: Esch an der Alzette or ''Esch an der Alzig'') is the second city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the country's second-most populous commune, with a population of 35,040 inhabitants, . It lies in the south-west of the country, on the border with France and in the valley of the Alzette, which flows through the city. The city is usually referred to as just Esch; however, the full name distinguishes it from the village and commune of Esch-sur-Sûre which lies further north. The country's capital, Luxembourg City, is roughly to the north-east. Esch was selected as the European Capital of Culture for 2022, alongside Kaunas and Novi Sad. History For a long time Esch was a small farming village in the valley of the Uelzecht river. This changed when important amounts of iron ore were found in the area in the 1850s. With the development of the mines and the steel industry the town's population multiplied tenfold in a couple of decade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg (city)
Luxembourg ( lb, Lëtzebuerg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City ( lb, Stad Lëtzebuerg, link=no or ; french: Ville de Luxembourg, link=no; german: Stadt Luxemburg, link=no or ), is the capital city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the country's most populous commune. Standing at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers in southern Luxembourg, the city lies at the heart of Western Europe, situated by road from Brussels, from Paris, and from Cologne. The city contains Luxembourg Castle, established by the Franks in the Early Middle Ages, around which a settlement developed. , Luxembourg City has a population of 128,514 inhabitants, which is more than three times the population of the country's second most populous commune (Esch-sur-Alzette). The city's population consists of 160 nationalities. Foreigners represent 70% of the city's population, whilst Luxembourgers represent 30% of the population; the number of foreign-born res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steinsel
Steinsel ( ) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg. It is located north of Luxembourg City. , the town of Steinsel, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 1,844. Other towns within the commune include Heisdorf and Mullendorf. Like most of Luxembourg, Steinsel has an oceanic climate. On 25 July 2019, Steinsel recorded a temperature of , which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Luxembourg. Population References External links * Communes in Luxembourg (canton) Towns in Luxembourg {{Luxembourgcanton-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
