Hesperange (; lb, Hesper ; german: Hesperingen) is a
commune and town in southern
Luxembourg. It is located south-east of
Luxembourg City.
The total population of the commune is 14.701 people. This breaks down into 6.909 Luxembourgers, 2.021 French, 1.758 Portuguese, 1.052 Italians, 627 Belgians, 514 Germans, 241 Spanish, 207 British, 190 Polish, 106 Dutch, and 1.076 persons of other nationalities. (2014 official data)
, the town of Hesperange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 2.651. Other towns within the commune include
Alzingen,
Fentange
Fentange (, ) is a town in the commune of Hesperange, in southern Luxembourg
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,
Howald, and
Itzig. Each of these five towns has a population of over 1,000, making Hesperange unique amongst Luxembourgian communes in having five towns with over a thousand inhabitants (see: ''
List of towns in Luxembourg by population
This is a list of towns of Luxembourg by population. Only towns with populations of over 1,000 are included.
References
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See also
* List of communes of Luxembourg by population
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'').
The mayor of the commune is Charel Trénkwaasser.
Hesperange Castle, now a ruin, has a history dating from the 13th century.
Hesperange has a park called Hesper Park which has a memorial commemorating the death of three American soldiers who died in a tank accident on the nearby bridge over the Alzette river on 26 December 1944 during the
Battle of the Bulge.
Population
Twin towns — sister cities
Hesperange is
twinned
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* In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so;
* Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning
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with:
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Malchin
Malchin () is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany. It offers some notable landmarks, such as two Brick Gothic town gates, a medieval defense tower, the Gothic town church of St. Johannis a ...
, Germany
*
Szerencs, Hungary
Sports
Hesperange is home of
FC Swift Hesperange, a
football
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club that plays in the top-flight
National Division. The club's home games are played at
Stade Alphonse Theis. They have won the
Luxembourg Cup on one occasion (1989–90).
Gallery
Image:Hesperange 2.jpg, Municipality Building
Image:Hesperange 3.jpg, Hesperange at Night
Image:Hesperange 4.jpg, Highway Bridge
Image:Hesperange 6.jpg, Winter Fields
References
External links
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Commune de Hesperange (Municipality of Hesperange)Friends of the History of HesperangeHesperange Schools
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Communes in Luxembourg (canton)
Towns in Luxembourg
Alzette