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Schrassig
Schrassig ( ) is a town in the commune of Schuttrange, in the south-east of Luxembourg. As of , the town has a population of . It houses the country's biggest prison A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, correc .... Schuttrange Towns in Luxembourg {{Luxembourgcanton-geo-stub ...
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Schrassig Prison
Schrassig Prison (Officially:"''Centre pénitentiaire de Schrassig''") is the only closed penitentiary in Luxembourg. The prison is located near the towns of Schrassig, Sandweiler and Oetrange and is built upon land belonging to the commune of Schuttrange. The prison opened in 1984 after 6 years of construction and replaced the prison in Grund, Luxembourg. It was overcrowded within 3 years. During the 1990s the institution was extended, but remained overcrowded.Jeannot Krecké: Der Ausbau von Schrassig(German) (PDF; 436 kB)''. In: ''forum'' nr. 138, 2002 The prison was further extended in March 2007 to allow for a capacity of up to 600 prisoners, and was occupied by 680 prisoners including 37 women.Interview with Minister of Justice Luc Frieden (German). In: ''Télécran'', 31. March 2007Télécran (gouvernement.lu)/ref> The prison's population fell between 2007 and 2008. September 2008 there were 596 prisoners incarcerated in Schrassig prison including 26 women.Luxem ...
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Schrassig ( ) is a town in the commune of Schuttrange, in the south-east of Luxembourg. As of , the town has a population of . It houses the country's biggest prison A prison, also known as a jail, gaol (dated, standard English, Australian, and historically in Canada), penitentiary (American English and Canadian English), detention center (or detention centre outside the US), correction center, corre .... Schuttrange Towns in Luxembourg {{Luxembourgcanton-geo-stub ...
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Schuttrange
Schuttrange (; ; ) is a commune and small town in southern Luxembourg. It is located east of Luxembourg City. , the town of Schuttrange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 825. Other towns within the commune include Munsbach, Neuhäusgen, Schrassig, and Übersyren Übersyren or Uebersyren () is a small town in the commune of Schuttrange, in southern Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; fren .... Population References External links * Communes in Luxembourg (canton) Towns in Luxembourg {{Luxembourgcanton-geo-stub ...
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Communes Of Luxembourg
Luxembourg's 102 communes ( lb, Gemengen ; French: ''communes''; german: Gemeinden) conform to LAU Level 2Statec (2003), p. 9&10 and are the country's lowest administrative divisions. Communes rank below cantons in Luxembourg's hierarchy of administrative subdivisions. Communes are often re-arranged, being merged or divided as demanded by demographic change over time. Unlike the cantons, which have remained unchanged since their creation, the identity of the communes has not become ingrained within the geographical sensations of the average Luxembourger. The cantons are responsible for the ceremonial, administrative, and statistical aspects of government, while the communes provide local government services. The municipal system was adopted when Luxembourg was annexed into the French département of Forêts in 1795. Despite ownership passing to the Netherlands, this system was maintained until it was introduced upon independence in 1843. The province of Luxembourg, which now co ...
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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 landlocked country in Western Europe. It borders Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembourg, is one of the four institutional seats of the European Union (together with Brussels, Frankfurt, and Strasbourg) and the seat of several EU institutions, notably the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judicial authority. Luxembourg's culture, people, and languages are highly intertwined with its French and German neighbors; while Luxembourgish is legally the only national language of the Luxembourgish people, French and German are also used in administrative and judicial matters and all three are considered administrative languages of the cou ...
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