Oberkorn (, fr: Obercorn de: Oberkorn ) is a town in the

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Differdange Differdange ( lb, Déifferdeng or (locally) ; german: Differdingen) is a commune with town status in south-western Luxembourg, west from the country's capital. It lies near the borders with Belgium and France and it is located in the canton ...

in south-western

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 ...

. , the town had a

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of 4,584.

Etymology

Both the towns of Oberkorn and

Niederkorn Niederkorn () is a town in the Communes of Luxembourg, commune of Differdange, in south-western Luxembourg, on the Chiers river (), from which it takes its name. As of March 31, 2020, the town has a population of 7,272. Niederkorn is home to FC P ...

get their names from the river D'Kuer (also called as Kar, Kor or Korn) in

Luxembourgish Luxembourgish ( ; also ''Luxemburgish'', ''Luxembourgian'', ''Letzebu(e)rgesch''; Luxembourgish: ) is a West Germanic language that is spoken mainly in Luxembourg. About 400,000 people speak Luxembourgish worldwide. As a standard form of th ...

or the

Chiers The Chiers (; lb, Kuer, german: Korn) is a river in Luxembourg, Belgium and France. It is a right tributary of the Meuse. The total length of the Chiers is aproxamately , of which in France. The source of the Chiers is near Differdange, in Lux ...

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and French or Korn in

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. The river Chiers is a right tributary of the

Meuse The Meuse ( , , , ; wa, Moûze ) or Maas ( , ; li, Maos or ) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a t ...

. The source of the Chiers is nea
Oberkorn
The Chiers flows roughly in western direction, and crosses the border with Belgium and flows through

Athus Athus (german: Athem, lb, Attem, wa, Atu) is a part of Aubange city Wallonia and a district of the municipality of Aubange, located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium. It is located in the far south of the country, just near the borders w ...

(

province of Luxembourg Luxembourg (french: Luxembourg ; nl, Luxemburg ; german: Luxemburg ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; wa, Lussimbork), also called Belgian Luxembourg, is the southernmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. It borders on the country of Luxembourg to the ea ...

Administration

The administration of this town falls under the commune of Differdange together with other towns

Lasauvage Lasauvage ( lb, Zowaasch) (German: — notionally only — Rohrbach) is a small town in the commune of Differdange, in south-western Luxembourg. Lasauvage was known as one of the few French-speaking towns in an otherwise Luxembourgish-speaking co ...

, Differdange-Fousbann.

Education

Oberkorn has couple of primary schools Ecole Prince Henri an
Um bok

Lunex University
located in Oberkorn offers graduate and specialist programs in physiotherapy, sport and exercise science, and sport management.

Sports

FC Differdange 03 Foussballclub Differdange 03 is a football club based in Differdange, Luxembourg. History Differdange 03 was formed in 2003 as an amalgam of two clubs from the city of Differdange: FA Red Boys Differdange and AS Differdange. When the clubs mer ...

'
home stadium
is located in Oberkorn. That apart the two football clubs

CS Oberkorn Cercle Sportif Oberkorn is an association football club based in Oberkorn, in south-west Luxembourg. As of the 2017–18 season, they play in the 2. Division, the fourth top tier of Luxembourg football league. References Luxembourg Football Fede ...

and FC Luna Oberkorn also play in that locality. Oberkorn also has an outdoor and indoor swimming pool with training and coaching facilities a
Aquasud
Sports centre Parc des Sports is Differdange commune's sport complex offering martial arts, boxing and handball. There is also an athletic fiel
Stade Jaminet
in this town.

Places of interest

Hall O is a dedicated indoor location to organise festivities, markets or fairs. Espace H2O a sustainable multipurpose cultural space for art exhibitions. An old water reservoir in Oberkorn was renovated on the centennial of city of Differdange. Luxembourg-Differdange-Oberkorn-Church Saint Etienne-03ASD

Luxembourg-Differdange-Oberkorn-Church Saint Etienne-03ASD

The Church of Oberkorn (Luxembourgish: Uewerkuerer Kierch) is a Catholic church belonging to the Parish of Saint-François-Assise. The patron is Saint Stephen (St. Etienne), whose feast is celebrated on December 26. The church was consecrated on July 1, 1912, by Bishop Jean-Joseph Koppes.

Getting around

The town of Oberkorn is served by dedicated

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connecting to Luxembourg city. The commune of Differdange provide
DiffBus
- electric buses that go around the commune of Differdange. There are als
longer route bus services
connecting to other communes and city of

. One can get around the town of Oberkorn and the commune of Differdange on bicycles as well.

Popular Media

The new wave band

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released a song called
Oberkorn (It's a Small Town)
, which refers to the town, as a

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on their 1982 single "

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". In addition,

also used "Oberkorn (It's a Small Town)" as a prelude to "

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" from the album ''

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'' when recorded live at the Hammersmith Odeon, now named

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techno group

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, from the song by Depeche Mode, also makes an indirect reference to the town. A song by the band ''Petrograd'' (Luxembourgish punk band) ''is'' called ''Uewerkuer.''
Oberkorn
is also the name of a British-made model of analogue step sequencers made b
Analogue Solutions

References

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