Capellen is a canton in southwestern

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Capellen Capellen ( lb, Cap/Capellen ) is a town in the commune of Mamer, in south-western Luxembourg, 12 km west of Luxembourg City. , the town has a population of 1,336. Despite not having a commune named after it, Capellen lends its name to the ...

(in the commune of

Mamer Mamer () is a commune and town (strictly classified as a village) in south-western Luxembourg. It is located west of Luxembourg City. The commune includes Mamer itself, and also the smaller communities of Capellen and Holzem. Mamer is situated on ...

Administrative divisions

Capellen Canton consists of the following nine

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Dippach Dippach ( ) is a commune and small town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Capellen, which is part of the district of Luxembourg. The commune's administrative centre is Schouweiler. The River Mess, a tributary of the Alzett ...

Garnich Garnich () is a commune and small town in southwestern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Capellen. , the town of Garnich, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 1202. Other towns within the commune include Dahlem (popu ...

Habscht Habscht is a commune in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Capellen. It was established on 1 January 2018 from the amalgamation of the communes of Hobscheid and Septfontaines.Käerjeng Käerjeng () is a commune in southwestern Luxembourg, in the canton of Capellen. It lies on the border with Belgium. It has an area of 33.67 km2. The commune of Käerjeng was formed on 1 January 2012 from the former communes of Bascharage and ...

Kehlen Kehlen ( lb, Kielen ) is a commune and town in western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Capellen. As of the February 1, 2011 census, the commune had a population of 5,048. , the town of Kehlen, which lies in the centre of the commune, has ...

Koerich Koerich ( lb, Käerch) is a Communes of Luxembourg, commune and village in western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Capellen (canton), Capellen. , the commune of Koerich has a population of 2,310. The other small communities in the commune ...

Kopstal Kopstal ( lb, Koplescht) is a commune and a small town in central Luxembourg. The towns of Kopstal and Bridel belong to this commune. Kopstal is a small town, with a population of 644 , located in a valley between forested hills situated beneath ...

Steinfort Steinfort ( ) is a commune and town in western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Capellen. , the town of Steinfort, which lies in the north of the commune, has a population of 2,184. Other towns within the commune include Hagen, Kleinbet ...

Mergers

* On 1 January 2012 the former communes of

Bascharage Bascharage (; lb, Nidderkäerjeng ; german: Niederkerschen) is a town and a former commune in south-western Luxembourg. Since 2012, it is part of the commune of Käerjeng. History Bascharage with the other towns like Linger, Hautcharage, an ...

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Clemency A pardon is a government decision to allow a person to be relieved of some or all of the legal consequences resulting from a criminal conviction. A pardon may be granted before or after conviction for the crime, depending on the laws of the ju ...

(both from Capellen Canton) were merged to create the commune of Käerjeng. The law creating Käerjeng was passed on 24 May 2011. * On 1 January 2018 the former communes of

Hobscheid Hobscheid () is a town in western Luxembourg. It is part of the commune of Habscht, in the canton of Capellen, which is part of the district of Luxembourg. Hobscheid was the administrative centre of a commune by the same name until 2018, when ...

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Septfontaines Septfontaines ( lb, Simmer, german: Simmern) is a small town in western Luxembourg. It is part of the commune of Habscht, in the canton of Capellen, which is part of the district of Luxembourg. Septfontaines Castle is one of the castles belong ...

(both from Capellen Canton) were merged to create the commune of Habscht. The law creating Habscht was passed on 24 December 2017.

Population

References

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