Bettembourg
Bettembourg
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Bettembourg seen from the Äppelbierg | |
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Coat of arms | |
Map of Luxembourg with Bettembourg highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red | |
| Coordinates: 49°31′00″N 6°06′00″E / 49.5167°N 6.1°E | |
| Country | Luxembourg |
| Canton | Esch-sur-Alzette |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Laurent Zeimet |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.49 km2 (8.30 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 49th of 100 |
| Highest elevation | 338 m (1,109 ft) |
| • Rank | 88th of 100 |
| Lowest elevation | 267 m (876 ft) |
| • Rank | 71st of 100 |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 11,628 |
| • Rank | 8th of 100 |
| • Density | 540/km2 (1,400/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 16th of 100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| LAU 2 | LU0000201 |
| Website | bettembourg.lu |
Bettembourg (French pronunciation: [bɛtɑ̃buʁ]; Luxembourgish: Beetebuerg, pronounced [ˈbeːtəbu̯əɕ] ⓘ; German: Bettemburg, pronounced [ˈbɛtəmˌbʊʁk]) is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. The country's eighth-most populous commune, it is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette.
As of 2024, the town of Bettembourg, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 9,160.[1] Other towns within the commune include Abweiler, Fennange, Huncherange, and Noertzange.
The Parc Merveilleux children's amusement park is located just outside Bettembourg.[2] Bettembourg Castle, located in the centre of the town, has a history starting in 1733 when it was built as the residence of a farming family. Today it houses the offices and services of the local commune and acts as the town hall of Bettembourg.[3]
Notable people
- Eugène Berger (1960–2020), a politician and in 1992 became the first Luxembourger to climb Mount Everest
Transport
The commune is served by the Bettembourg and Noertzange railway stations on Line 60, the latter of which acts as a junction between the main line towards Esch-sur-Alzette and the smaller line to Rumelange.
Twin towns — sister cities
Bettembourg is twinned with:[4]
Population
References
- ^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
- ^ "Parc Merveilleux" Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, Luxembourg Tourist Office, London. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ "Historique du château de Bettembourg", Administration Communale de Bettembourg. (in French) Retrieved 28 March 2011
- ^ "Jumelage". bettembourg.lu (in French). Bettembourg. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
- ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Archived from the original on 2016-09-12. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
External links
- Media related to Bettembourg at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website