Capellen is a
canton in southwestern
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 ...
. Its capital is
Capellen
Capellen ( lb, Cap/Capellen ) is a town in the commune of Mamer, in south-western Luxembourg, 12 km west of Luxembourg City. , the town has a population of 1,336. Despite not having a commune named after it, Capellen lends its name to the ...
(in the commune of
Mamer
Mamer () is a commune and town (strictly classified as a village) in south-western Luxembourg. It is located west of Luxembourg City. The commune includes Mamer itself, and also the smaller communities of Capellen and Holzem. Mamer is situated on ...
).
Administrative divisions
Capellen Canton consists of the following nine
communes
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Dippach
Dippach ( ) is a commune and small town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Capellen, which is part of the district of Luxembourg. The commune's administrative centre is Schouweiler. The River Mess, a tributary of the Alzett ...
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Garnich
Garnich () is a commune and small town in southwestern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Capellen.
, the town of Garnich, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 1202. Other towns within the commune include Dahlem (popu ...
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Habscht
Habscht is a commune in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Capellen.
It was established on 1 January 2018 from the amalgamation of the communes of Hobscheid and Septfontaines.Käerjeng
Käerjeng () is a commune in southwestern Luxembourg, in the canton of Capellen. It lies on the border with Belgium. It has an area of 33.67 km2.
The commune of Käerjeng was formed on 1 January 2012 from the former communes of Bascharage and ...
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Kehlen
Kehlen ( lb, Kielen ) is a commune and town in western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Capellen. As of the February 1, 2011 census, the commune had a population of 5,048.
, the town of Kehlen, which lies in the centre of the commune, has ...
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Koerich
Koerich ( lb, Käerch) is a Communes of Luxembourg, commune and village in western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Capellen (canton), Capellen.
, the commune of Koerich has a population of 2,310. The other small communities in the commune ...
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Kopstal
Kopstal ( lb, Koplescht) is a commune and a small town in central Luxembourg. The towns of Kopstal and Bridel belong to this commune. Kopstal is a small town, with a population of 644 , located in a valley between forested hills situated beneath ...
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Mamer
Mamer () is a commune and town (strictly classified as a village) in south-western Luxembourg. It is located west of Luxembourg City. The commune includes Mamer itself, and also the smaller communities of Capellen and Holzem. Mamer is situated on ...
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Steinfort
Steinfort ( ) is a commune and town in western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Capellen.
, the town of Steinfort, which lies in the north of the commune, has a population of 2,184. Other towns within the commune include Hagen, Kleinbet ...
Mergers
* On 1 January 2012 the former communes of
Bascharage
Bascharage (; lb, Nidderkäerjeng ; german: Niederkerschen) is a town and a former commune in south-western Luxembourg. Since 2012, it is part of the commune of Käerjeng.
History
Bascharage with the other towns like Linger, Hautcharage, an ...
and
Clemency
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(both from Capellen Canton) were merged to create the commune of Käerjeng. The law creating Käerjeng was passed on 24 May 2011.
* On 1 January 2018 the former communes of
Hobscheid
Hobscheid () is a town in western Luxembourg. It is part of the commune of Habscht, in the canton of Capellen, which is part of the district of Luxembourg.
Hobscheid was the administrative centre of a commune by the same name until 2018, when ...
and
Septfontaines
Septfontaines ( lb, Simmer, german: Simmern) is a small town in western Luxembourg. It is part of the commune of Habscht, in the canton of Capellen, which is part of the district of Luxembourg.
Septfontaines Castle is one of the castles belong ...
(both from Capellen Canton) were merged to create the commune of Habscht. The law creating Habscht was passed on 24 December 2017.
Population
References
Cantons of Luxembourg
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