Mensdorf () is a small town in the

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of Betzdorf, in eastern

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 has a population of 765.

Local associations

Mensdorf is home to a

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, Fanfare de Mensdorf, which was founded on 1952. It is member of the Union Grand-Duc Adolphe U.G.D.A. The band is formed by players of

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s and

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Betzdorf, Luxembourg Towns in Luxembourg {{Grevenmacher-geo-stub