Hautcharage (; , ) is a small town in the

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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 ...

, in south-western

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Geography

Neighbouring towns include

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Fingig Fingig ( german: Féingig ) is a small town in the commune of Käerjeng, in western Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 322. Nearby is the source of the Eisch The Eisch () is a river flowing through Belgium and Luxembourg, joining the ...

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, Schouweiler,

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 Linger. The small river Mierbaach, which rises at the Boufferdenger Muer, flows through Hautcharage.

History

The church in Hautcharage was built in the 18th century in Baroque style.

Sport

Hautcharage used to be home to a football club, Jeunesse Hautcharage, which won the

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in 1971. As a result, Hautcharage qualified for the

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; in the first round, Hautcharage drew

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, and lost 21-0 on aggregate, which remains a European record defeat. In 1997, the club merged with neighbours Union Sportive Bascharage, forming UN Käerjeng 97, which is based in

Notable residents

Michel Wolter Michel Wolter (born 13 September 1962 in Luxembourg City) is a Luxembourgian politician. He was the youngest-ever member of the Chamber of Deputies when elected in 1984, and served as Minister for the Interior from 1995 to 2004. He is also a b ...

, former mayor and

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* Henri Kellen, Olympic cyclist (1948)

References

External links

Official website
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