Bergem (, ) is a town in the
commune of
Mondercange
Mondercange (; ; ) is a commune in the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette in south-western Luxembourg. the commune has a population of 7,119 inhabitants.
, the town of Mondercange, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 3,948. Oth ...
, in south-western
Luxembourg
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...
. , the town has a population of 1,575 inhabitants.
In close proximity to the town is the
confluence
In geography, a confluence (also ''conflux'') occurs where two or more watercourses join to form a single channel (geography), channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main ...
of the
Alzette
The Alzette (; ; ) is a river with a length of in France and Luxembourg. It is a right tributary of the Sauer (a tributary to the Moselle), and ultimately to the Rhine.
It rises in Thil near the town Villerupt in the Meurthe-et-Moselle '' ...
and
Mess
The mess (also called a mess deck aboard ships) is a designated area where military personnel socialize, eat and (in some cases) live. The term is also used to indicate the groups of military personnel who belong to separate messes, such as the o ...
rivers, upon which the
Lameschmillen water mill was constructed in twelfth century.
References
Mondercange
Towns in Luxembourg
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