Redange or Redange-sur-Attert (; ; ) is a
commune and town in northwestern
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
, near the border with
Belgium
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. It is the capital of the
canton of Redange. Redange is situated on the river
Attert
Attert (; lb, Atert; wa, Ater) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Luxembourg, Belgium.
On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 70.94 km², had 4,802 inhabitants, giving a population density of 67.7 inhabit ...
, a
tributary
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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 ''dà ...
.
, the town of Redange, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 1,099. Other towns within the commune include
Lannen,
Nagem,
Niederpallen,
Ospern, and
Reichlange.
People related to Redange
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Jean-Claude Juncker (*1958),
President of the European Commission
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2014-2019, born in Redange
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Émile Bian (1873-1918), Member of the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon R ...
1916-1918, born in Redange
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Léopold Bian (1832-1899), Member of the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon R ...
, Mayor of Redange, died in Redange
Population
References
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Communes in Redange (canton)
Towns in Luxembourg
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