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Sonlez (, ) is a village in
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 ...
.
Location and population
It is situated in the
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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** Communes of ...
of
Winseler
Winseler () is a commune and village in north-western Luxembourg.
Administrative organization and population
It is part of the canton of Wiltz.
, the village of Winseler, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 120. The (commu ...
, in north-western
Luxembourg
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. , the village has a population of 47.
It is situated between
Tarchamps
Tarchamps (, ) is a small town in the commune of Lac de la Haute-Sûre, in north-western Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; fre ...
(West) and
Doncols
Doncols ( lb, Donkels, german: Donkols) is a village in the commune of Winseler, in north-western Luxembourg.
Population
, the village has a population of 221.
Historical and linguistic backgrounds
Doncols is known as an historically Walloon- ...
(East)
Linguistic features
Sonlez is known as an historically
Walloon-speaking village, similarly to
Doncols
Doncols ( lb, Donkels, german: Donkols) is a village in the commune of Winseler, in north-western Luxembourg.
Population
, the village has a population of 221.
Historical and linguistic backgrounds
Doncols is known as an historically Walloon- ...
. Unlike neighbouring
Doncols
Doncols ( lb, Donkels, german: Donkols) is a village in the commune of Winseler, in north-western Luxembourg.
Population
, the village has a population of 221.
Historical and linguistic backgrounds
Doncols is known as an historically Walloon- ...
, however, its
German
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* Germany (of or related to)
**Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
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**Ger ...
and
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 ...
spellings are identical.
See also
*
Doncols#Historical and linguistic backgrounds
Villages in Luxembourg
Wiltz (canton)
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