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Lycée Josy Barthel (), abbreviated to LJBM, is a
high school A secondary school, high school, or senior school, is an institution that provides secondary education. Some secondary schools provide both ''lower secondary education'' (ages 11 to 14) and ''upper secondary education'' (ages 14 to 18), i.e., ...
in
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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Lycée Josy Barthel official website
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 ...
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