Junglinster ( lb, Jonglënster) is a

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in central

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, which draws its name from its principal town, Junglinster. It is one of six communes in the Luxembourg canton of

Grevenmacher Grevenmacher (; ) is a commune with town status in eastern Luxembourg, near the border with Germany. It gives its name to and is the capital of the canton of Grevenmacher, and, until its abolition in 2015, the district of Grevenmacher. The town ...

. The 18th-century St Martin's church is a national monument.

History

The oldest mention of ''Lincera'' (the "linster" part of the place name) is in documents going back to 983, with the status of parish first attested in 1128.

Population

, the town of Junglinster has a population of 3,254, whilst the wider commune of Junglinster has a population of 7,621. Figures from the same year report that 64.11% of the population of the commune holds Luxembourgish nationality, with the five largest immigrant populations in the commune being those of Portuguese (7.77%), French (5.12%), German (3.88%), Belgian (3.27%) and British (1.91%) nationalities.

Transmitters

The commune hosts two of the world's most powerful longwave transmitters, with the older transmitter based just north of the town of Junglinster since 1933, and a more powerful longwave transmitter located in Beidweiller since 1972. These transmitters were utilised by

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, which gained iconic status amongst audiences in Britain and Ireland in the 1930s and again in the 1960s and 1970s, for popular programmes that circumvented restrictive broadcasting laws, particularly in the UK. This gave Junglinster an important role in the history of

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. The transmitters are in still in use by

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Populated places

The commune consists of the following towns and villages: * Junglinster Section: ** Altlinster ** ** Bourglinster ** Eisenborn ** Godbrange ** Graulinster ** Imbringen ** Junglinster (seat) ** Behlen ** Jeanharis *

Rodenbourg Rodenbourg ( lb, Roudemer, german: Rodenburg) is a village in the commune of Junglinster, in central Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 159 inhabitants. Rodenbourg gave its name to a commune in the canton of Grevenmacher until 1 Janu ...

Section: **

Beidweiler Beidweiler () is a village in the Communes of Luxembourg, commune of Junglinster, in central Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 243 inhabitants. Beidweiler is the site of the Longwave transmitter Beidweiler, 2000 kilowatt-transmitter fo ...

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Gonderange Gonderange (, ) is a town in the commune of Junglinster, in central Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 1,735 inhabitants. Cyclist Franz Neuens, who competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympisch ...

Notable people

* Lex Jacoby, writer (winner of the

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), born in Junglister

Twin towns – sister cities

Junglinster is twinned with: * Üdersdorf, Germany

References

External links

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Commune of Junglinster official website
Communes in Grevenmacher (canton) Towns in Luxembourg {{Grevenmacher-geo-stub