Esch-sur-Sûre ( lb, Esch-Sauer, , german: Esch-Sauer ) is a commune and small town in north-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Wiltz, which is part of the district of

Diekirch Diekirch ( lb, Dikrech or (locally) ; from ''Diet-Kirch'', i.e. "people's church") is a commune with town status in north-eastern Luxembourg, capital city of the canton Diekirch and, until its abolition in 2015, the district of Diekirch. The t ...

. At one point it was the second smallest commune by area in Luxembourg (after Remich), until

Neunhausen Neunhausen (, ) is a village in north-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Wiltz, which is part of the district of Diekirch. Previously, it was a former commune – the smallest in Luxembourg in terms of both population and populatio ...

and

Heiderscheid Heiderscheid () is a small town in northwestern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Wiltz, which is part of the district of Diekirch. Previously, it was a former commune but was merged into Esch-sur-Sûre (with Neunhausen Neunhausen (, ...

were merged into it in 2011. , the town of Esch-sur-Sûre, which lies in the north of the commune, has a population of 314. Esch-sur-Sûre is situated by the river Sauer, just east and downstream of the artificial ''

Upper Sauer Lake Upper may refer to: * Shoe#Shoe construction, Shoe upper or ''vamp'', the part of a shoe on the top of the foot * Stimulant, drugs which induce temporary improvements in either mental or physical function or both * ''Upper'', the original film titl ...

''. The town's prominent AD 927

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, and the main part of the town below, sit on a spur of a land within a sharp meander of the river. The suffix to its name distinguishes Esch-sur-Sûre from the city of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is often known just as ''Esch''. Immediately above the town, the river has been dammed to form a hydroelectric reservoir extending some 6 miles (10 km) up the valley. The Upper Sauer dam was built in the 1960s to meet the country's drinking water needs.

Populated places

The commune consists of the following villages: * Esch-sur-Sûre Section: ** Esch-sur-Sûre *

Section: ** Dirbach **

Eschdorf Eschdorf () is a small town in the commune of Esch-sur-Sûre, in north-western Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=n ...

Fond de Heiderscheid In the culinary arts, fond is a contraction of ''fonds de cuisine'' which is loosely described as "the foundation and working capital of the kitchen". It refers to a flavorful liquid that is used as foundation (''fondation'' in French, hence the ...

Merscheid Merscheid () is a village in the commune of Heiderscheid, in north-western Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, ...

** Ringel ** Tadler ** Hierheck (lieu-dit) *

Section: ** Bonnal **

Insenborn Insenborn () is a village in the commune of Neunhausen, in north-western Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, G ...

** Lultzhausen **

** Bourgfried (lieu-dit)

Population

References

External links

* * www.petitbourg.l
Le Paradis des Ardennes Luxembourgoises
Communes in Wiltz (canton) Towns in Luxembourg {{Wiltz-geo-stub