Lycée Josy Barthel (), abbreviated to LJBM, is a

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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 both Mamer itself and the smaller communities of Capellen and Holzem. Mamer is situated o ...

, in south-western

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. It was opened in September 2003, and cost

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67.4m to build. It comprises 60 classrooms and 16 workshops, and has a capacity of 1,300 students. It is named after

Josy Barthel Joseph "Josy" Barthel (24 April 1927 – 7 July 1992) was a Luxembourgish athlete and politician. He was the surprise winner of the Men's 1500 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics, and the only athlete representing Luxembourg to have won a go ...

, winner of Luxembourg's only

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gold medal-winner and former cabinet member. It is served by its own

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, Mamer-Lycée, which lies to the west. The first denomination of the highschool was Lycée technique Josy Barthel and has been changed into Lycée Josy Barthel on 1 September 2009. Since then the school offers all class from 7th to 1st degree (enseignement secondaire).

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External links

Lycée Josy Barthel official website

Buildings and structures in Mamer Organisations based in Mamer Educational institutions established in 2003 2003 establishments in Luxembourg Educational institutions in Luxembourg {{Luxembourg-school-stub