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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] |
Larochette
Larochette (; Luxembourgish: ''Fiels'', German: ''Fels'') is a commune and town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated on the White Ernz river. The town is dominated by the partly ruined Larochette Castle. The town of Larochette lies in the north-east of the commune. Other towns within the commune include Ernzen. Meysembourg Castle, located some south-west of Larochette, has a history dating back to the 12th century. Today's castle was built in 1880 in Neo-Renaissance style and is privately owned. Geography The settlements of the commune lie in the valley of the White Ernz The White Ernz (, , ) is a river flowing through Luxembourg, joining the Sauer at Reisdorf. It flows through the towns of Larochette, Medernach and Ermsdorf. The river valley also includes the notable feature of having a twin castle from the 14t ... into which the commune's streams Ousterbur, Manzebaach and Iernzerbaach run. The valley is surrounded by Luxembourg Sandstone a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mersch (canton)
Mersch is a canton in the centre of Luxembourg. It is the only canton, other than Luxembourg, to be entirely surrounded by other cantons, and therefore not to have an international boundary. Its capital is Mersch. Administrative divisions Mersch Canton consists of the following ten communes: * Bissen * Colmar-Berg * Fischbach * Heffingen * Helperknapp * Larochette * Lintgen * Lorentzweiler * Mersch * Nommern Mergers * On 1 January 2018 the former communes of Boevange-sur-Attert and Tuntange Tuntange (; lb, Tënten; german: Tüntingen) is a small town in western Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. Until 31 December 2017, it was a commune. On 1 January 2018, the commune was merged with Boevange-sur-Attert to form the new commune of ... were merged to create the commune of Helperknapp. The name "Helperknapp" derives from the name of a hill of the same name located within the commune. Population References Cantons of Luxembourg {{Mersch-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Communes Of Luxembourg
This is a list of the 102 communes of Luxembourg, a basic administrative division in Luxembourg,Luxembourg City and Esch-sur-Alzette are further subdivided into Quarters of Luxembourg City, 24 and Quarters of Esch-sur-Alzette, 16 municipal quarters respectively. of which each Cantons of Luxembourg, canton is required to contain at least one. List of municipalities The number, location, and size of municipalities has varied greatly over time. See also Geodata for the Communes of Luxembourg, extracted from OpenStreetMap Footnotes {{Europe topic, List of places in, LU=List of communes of Luxembourg Lists of communes of Luxembourg, Lists of subdivisions of Luxembourg, Communes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vallée De L'Ernz
Vallée de l'Ernz ( lb, Ärenzdall) is a commune in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Diekirch. The commune of Vallée de l'Ernz was formed on 1 January 2012 from the former communes of Ermsdorf and Medernach. The law creating the Vallée de l'Ernz was passed on 24 May 2011. It has an area of 39.73 km2. Populated places The commune consists of the following villages: * Ermsdorf Section: ** Eppeldorf ** Ermsdorf ** Folkendeng ** Keiwelbach ** Stegen ** Backesmillen (lieu-dit) ** Bricherheck (lieu-dit) ** Bricherhaff (lieu-dit) ** Gilcher (lieu-dit) ** Hessemillen (lieu-dit) ** Hoossebierg (lieu-dit) ** Moderhaff (lieu-dit) ** Neimillen (lieu-dit) ** Reisermillen (lieu-dit) ** Spierberich (lieu-dit) ** Webeschhaff (lieu-dit) * Medernach Section: ** Medernach ** Marxberg ** Ousterbur ** Pletschette ** Savelborn - part of the farm belongs to the commune of Waldbillig Waldbillig ( lb, Waldbëlleg or (locally) ) is a commune and small town in the cant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fischbach, Mersch
Fischbach ( lb, Fëschbech) is a commune and village in central Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Mersch, which is part of the district of Luxembourg. , the village of Fischbach, which lies in the centre of the commune, had a population of 178. Other towns within the commune include Angelsberg and Schoos. Fischbach is the site of Fischbach Castle, one of the private residences of the Grand Ducal family. Population See also *List of villages in Luxembourg This is a list of populated places in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. It is based on the official database of the National Administration of Topography (Administration du cadastre et de la topographie - ACT). Furthermore it provides the Communes a ... References External links * Communes in Mersch (canton) Villages in Luxembourg {{Mersch-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Junglinster
Junglinster ( lb, Jonglënster) is a commune in central Luxembourg, which draws its name from its principal town, Junglinster. It is one of six communes in the Luxembourg canton of Grevenmacher. The 18th-century St Martin's church is a national monument. History The oldest mention of ''Lincera'' (the "linster" part of the place name) is in documents going back to 983, with the status of parish first attested in 1128. Population , the town of Junglinster has a population of 3,254, whilst the wider commune of Junglinster has a population of 7,621. Figures from the same year report that 64.11% of the population of the commune holds Luxembourgish nationality, with the five largest immigrant populations in the commune being those of Portuguese (7.77%), French (5.12%), German (3.88%), Belgian (3.27%) and British (1.91%) nationalities. Transmitters The commune hosts two of the world's most powerful longwave transmitters, with the older transmitter based just north of the town of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bech
Bech is a commune and small town in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Echternach, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher. , the town of Bech, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 368. Villages within the commune include Altrier and Rippig Rippig () is a village in the commune of Bech, in eastern Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de .... Population References External links * Towns in Luxembourg Communes in Echternach (canton) {{Echternach-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Consdorf
Consdorf () is a commune and town in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Echternach, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher. , the town of Consdorf, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 1,200. Other towns within the commune include Scheidgen Scheidgen () is a town in the commune of Consdorf, in eastern Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché ..., Wolper and Breidweiler. Population References External links * https://www.consdorf.lu * Communes in Echternach (canton) Towns in Luxembourg {{Echternach-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reuland, Luxembourg
Reuland () is a village in the commune of Heffingen, in central Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan .... , the village has a population of 188. Mersch (canton) Villages in Luxembourg {{Mersch-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waldbillig
Waldbillig ( lb, Waldbëlleg or (locally) ) is a commune and small town in the canton of Echternach, Luxembourg. , the town of Waldbillig, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 566. Other towns within the commune include Christnach with a population of 793 and Haller Haller is a surname of English and German origin. It is the last name of: * Albin Haller (1849–1925), French chemist * Albrecht von Haller (1708–1777), Swiss anatomist and physiologist, also notable for his contributions to botany * Albrecht v ... with a population of 413. Other localities include Mullerthal with 55 inhabitants and Freckeisen with a population of 50. Population References External links * Communes in Echternach (canton) Towns in Luxembourg {{Echternach-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grevenmacher District
The District of Grevenmacher (1843 – 3 Oct 2015) was one of three districts of Luxembourg. It contained three cantons divided into 25 communes: #Echternach #*Beaufort #*Bech #*Berdorf #*Consdorf #*Echternach #*Rosport-Mompach #*Waldbillig #Grevenmacher #* Betzdorf #*Biwer #*Flaxweiler #*Grevenmacher #*Junglinster #*Manternach #*Mertert #*Wormeldange #Remich #* Bous #*Burmerange #*Dalheim #*Lenningen #*Mondorf-les-Bains #*Remerschen #*Remich #*Stadtbredimus #*Waldbredimus #*Wellenstein It bordered the districts of Luxembourg to the west and Diekirch to the north, the German Länder of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland to the east, and the French ''département'' of Moselle, Grand Est Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten; Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administrat ... to the south. It had a per capita income of $5 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 October 1935 under a rock shelter in Mullerthal on the banks of the Black Ernz. It was found by amateur archeologist and school teacher Nicolas Thill. It is now at the National Museum of Natural History in Luxembourg City. Life Loschbour man was a hunter-gatherer, and the flint tools used for stalking and killing prey (wild boar and deer) were found by his body. He was one of the last of his kind, soon to be supplanted by new populations more likely to herd rather than hunt—and with paler skins. According to DNA tests reported in 2014, Loschbour man was male, was described as having an "intermediate" to light skin tone (90%), brown or black hair (98%), and likely blue eyes (56%). In contrast to 90% of modern Europeans, he was lactose-intol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
