Préizerdaul

Préizerdaul
Map of Luxembourg with Préizerdaul highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°47′39″N 5°56′15″E / 49.7942°N 5.9375°E / 49.7942; 5.9375
Country Luxembourg
CantonRedange
Government
 • MayorMarc Gergen
Area
 • Total
15.6 km2 (6.0 sq mi)
 • Rank72nd of 100
Highest elevation
402 m (1,319 ft)
 • Rank48th of 100
Lowest elevation
255 m (837 ft)
 • Rank58th of 100
Population
 (2024)
 • Total
1,834
 • Rank86th of 100
 • Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
  • Rank3rd of 100
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2LU0000702
Websitepreizerdaul.lu

Préizerdaul (Luxembourgish pronunciation: [ˈpʀəɪ̯tsɐdɑʊ̯l] ) is a commune in western Luxembourg, in the canton of Redange. Until 17 July 2001, it was known as Bettborn, after its administrative centre.[1] Préizerdaul was the first commune to change its name since before the First World War; to date, it is the only commune to have changed its name to a name of Luxembourgish origin.

Towns within the commune include Bettborn, Platen, Pratz, and Reimberg.

Population

[2]

Notable people

  • Emile Calmes (born 1954 in Luxembourg City), a Luxembourgish politician; became Mayor of Préizerdaul in 1982
  • Marie Schreiber (born 2003 in Bettborn), a Luxembourgish professional racing cyclist
  • James Schwebach (1847 in Platen – 1921) a Luxembourgian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church & Bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse in Wisconsin, 1892/1921

Twin towns — sister cities

Préizerdaul is twinned with:[3]

References

  1. ^ "Mémorial A, 2001, No. 91" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2004. Retrieved 2006-08-11.
  2. ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Préizerdauler noriichten 1/2019" (PDF). preizerdaul.lu (in German). Préizerdaul. p. 31. Retrieved 2019-09-08.