Hesperange (; lb, Hesper ; german: Hesperingen) is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

and town in southern

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 ...

. It is located south-east of

Luxembourg City Luxembourg ( lb, Lëtzebuerg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City ( lb, Stad Lëtzebuerg, link=no or ; french: Ville de Luxembourg, link=no; german: Stadt Luxemburg, link=no or ), is the capital city of the Lu ...

. 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 Alzingen () is a town in the commune of Hesperange, in southern Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 1,622. The town's main thoroughfare is the Route de Thionville, which runs from Thionville, France, to Luxembourg City Luxembourg ...

, Fentange,

Howald Howald ( lb, Houwald) is a town in the commune of Hesperange, in southern Luxembourg. The town merges almost seamlessly with Luxembourg City's south-eastern suburban quarter of South Bonnevoie, which lies to the north of Howald. , the town has ...

, 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''). The mayor of the commune is Charel Trénkwaasser.

Hesperange Castle Hesperange Castle (french: Château de Hesperange) is a ruin located high above the town of Hesperange in southern Luxembourg. History The castle probably dates from the early 13th century when the Counts of Luxembourg gave Hesperange to the Lo ...

, 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 The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive (military), offensive military campaign, campaign on the Western Front (World War II), Western Front during World War II. The battle lasted fr ...

Population

Twin towns — sister cities

Hesperange is twinned with: *

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 ...

, Germany *

Szerencs Szerencs is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies away from Miskolc, and away from Budapest. It has about 9,100 inhabitants. History Szerencs grew into a town where the Great Plain and the Zemplén mountains meet. ...

, Hungary

Sports

Hesperange is home of

FC Swift Hesperange Football Club Swift Hesperange ( lb, Football Club Swift Hesper, german: Football Club Swift Hesperingen) is a football club, based in Hesperange, in southern Luxembourg. History *1916: Club founded as ''FC Swift Hesperange'' *1940: Club rename ...

, a

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

club that plays in the top-flight National Division. The club's home games are played at

Stade Alphonse Theis Stade Alphonse Theis is a football stadium in Hesperange, in southern Luxembourg. It is currently the home stadium of FC Swift Hesperange Football Club Swift Hesperange ( lb, Football Club Swift Hesper, german: Football Club Swift Hesperingen ...

. They have won the

Luxembourg Cup The Luxembourg Cup () is the national knockout cup competition in Luxembourgian football. It was first held in 1922, and has been held annually since, with the exception of the four seasons during the German occupation during Second World War. W ...

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 Hesperange

Hesperange Schools
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