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Hesperange (; lb, Hesper ; german: Hesperingen) is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located south-east of Luxembourg City. The total population of the commune is 14.701 people. This breaks down into 6.909 Luxembourgers, 2.021 French, 1.758 Portuguese, 1.052 Italians, 627 Belgians, 514 Germans, 241 Spanish, 207 British, 190 Polish, 106 Dutch, and 1.076 persons of other nationalities. (2014 official data) , the town of Hesperange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 2.651. Other towns within the commune include Alzingen, Fentange, Howald, and Itzig. Each of these five towns has a population of over 1,000, making Hesperange unique amongst Luxembourgian communes in having five towns with over a thousand inhabitants (see: ''List of towns in Luxembourg by population''). The mayor of the commune is Charel Trénkwaasser. Hesperange Castle, now a ruin, has a history dating from the 13th century. Hesperange has a park called Hesper Park whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Communes Of Luxembourg ...
This is a list of the 102 communes of Luxembourg, a basic administrative division in Luxembourg,Luxembourg City and Esch-sur-Alzette are further subdivided into 24 and 16 municipal quarters respectively. of which each canton is required to contain at least one. List of municipalities The number, location, and size of municipalities has varied greatly over time. See also Geodata for the Communes of Luxembourg, extracted from OpenStreetMap Footnotes {{Europe topic, List of places in, LU=List of communes of Luxembourg Communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twin Towns And Sister Cities
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties. While there are early examples of international links between municipalities akin to what are known as sister cities or twin towns today dating back to the 9th century, the modern concept was first established and adopted worldwide during World War II. Origins of the modern concept The modern concept of town twinning has its roots in the Second World War. More specifically, it was inspired by the bombing of Coventry on 14 November 1940, known as the Coventry Blitz. First conceived by the then Mayor of Coventry, Alfred Robert Grindlay, culminating in his renowned telegram to the people of Stalingrad (now Volgograd) in 1942, the idea emerged as a way of establishing solidarity links between cities in allied countries that went through similar devastating events. The comradeshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes In Luxembourg (canton) ...
This is a list of the 102 communes of Luxembourg, a basic administrative division in Luxembourg,Luxembourg City and Esch-sur-Alzette are further subdivided into 24 and 16 municipal quarters respectively. of which each canton is required to contain at least one. List of municipalities The number, location, and size of municipalities has varied greatly over time. See also Geodata for the Communes of Luxembourg, extracted from OpenStreetMap Footnotes {{Europe topic, List of places in, LU=List of communes of Luxembourg Communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesperange
Hesperange (; lb, Hesper ; german: Hesperingen) is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located south-east of Luxembourg City. The total population of the commune is 14.701 people. This breaks down into 6.909 Luxembourgers, 2.021 French, 1.758 Portuguese, 1.052 Italians, 627 Belgians, 514 Germans, 241 Spanish, 207 British, 190 Polish, 106 Dutch, and 1.076 persons of other nationalities. (2014 official data) , the town of Hesperange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 2.651. Other towns within the commune include Alzingen, Fentange, Howald, and Itzig. Each of these five towns has a population of over 1,000, making Hesperange unique amongst Luxembourgian communes in having five towns with over a thousand inhabitants (see: ''List of towns in Luxembourg by population''). The mayor of the commune is Charel Trénkwaasser. Hesperange Castle, now a ruin, has a history dating from the 13th century. Hesperange has a park called Hesper Park wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roeser
Roeser ( ) is a commune and small town in southern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette. As of the February 1, 2011 census, the commune had a population of 5,302. , the town of Roeser, which lies in the north of the commune, has a population of 682. Other towns within the commune include Berchem, Bivange, Crauthem, Kockelscheuer, Livange, and Peppange. Population Twin towns — sister cities Roeser is twinned Twinning (making a twin of) may refer to: * In biology and agriculture, producing two offspring (i.e., twins) at a time, or having a tendency to do so; * Twin towns and sister cities, towns and cities involved in town twinning * Twinning inst ... with: * Turi, Italy * Zoufftgen, France References External links * Communes in Esch-sur-Alzette (canton) Towns in Luxembourg {{Esch-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weiler-la-Tour
Weiler-la-Tour (, ) is a commune and small town in southern Luxembourg. It is located south-east of Luxembourg City Luxembourg ( lb, Lëtzebuerg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City ( lb, Stad Lëtzebuerg, link=no or ; french: Ville de Luxembourg, link=no; german: Stadt Luxemburg, link=no or ), is the capital city of the G .... The commune's administrative centre is Hassel. , the town of Weiler-la-Tour, which lies in the south of the commune, has a population of 477. Other towns within the commune include Hassel and Syren. Population References External links * Communes in Luxembourg (canton) Towns in Luxembourg {{Luxembourgcanton-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contern
Contern ( ) is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located east of Luxembourg City. As of , the town of Contern, which lies in the south-west of the commune, has a population of . The main towns are Contern, Moutfort, Oetrange and Medingen. Surrounding Contern are the small settlements of Faerschthaff, Bricherhaff, Brichermillen and Kreintgeshaff. Surrounding Moutfort is Milbech, Marxeknupp, Eitermillen and Kackerterhaff. Oetrange is surrounded only by Pleitrange and Medingen is on a hill in the south east of the commune alone. The commune also contains the industrial zones of Chaux de Contern, and Rosswenkel, as well as the activity zone of Weiergewan. The town hall was formerly situated among these industrial zones prior to the redesign of the area. Intersections became roundabouts, roads were repaved, and the railway station, Sandweiler-Contern was completely rebuilt in a new location in December 2015 for easier access from the main road in the Industri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandweiler
Sandweiler () is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located east of Luxembourg City. As of , the town of Sandweiler, which lies in the south-west of the commune, has a population of . Other settlements within the commune include Findel and Birelerhaff. The commune is dominated by Luxembourg Airport, Luxembourg's only international airport and the fifth-busiest cargo airport in Europe, which lies to the north and west of the town of Sandweiler. It is also home to the Sandweiler German war cemetery. The commune is surrounded by forests. Population Economy Two airline companies, Luxair and Cargolux, have their head offices on the grounds of Luxembourg Findel Airport in Sandweiler. DuPont Teijin Films has its headquarters in Sandweiler commune. A small retail zone can be found ''Op der Hokaul'' in the west of the town Sandweiler. Places of interest The Sandweiler German war cemetery contains the remnants of around 10900 German servicemen fallen in the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg Cup
The Luxembourg Cup () is the national knockout cup competition in Luxembourgian football. It was first held in 1922, and has been held annually since, with the exception of the four seasons during the German occupation during Second World War. Winners Performances Performance by club * Performance by town Performance by canton References External linksLuxembourg - List of Cup Finals RSSSF.com {{National football Cups (UEFA region) National association football cups Cup A cup is an open-top used to hold hot or cold liquids for pouring or drinking; while mainly used for drinking, it also can be used to store solids for pouring (e.g., sugar, flour, grains, salt). Cups may be made of glass, metal, china, c ... 1921 establishments in Luxembourg Recurring sporting events established in 1921 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stade Alphonse Theis
Stade Alphonse Theis is a football stadium in Hesperange, in southern Luxembourg. It is currently the home stadium of FC Swift Hesperange. The stadium has a capacity of 3,058. ReferencesWorld Stadiums - Luxembourg Alphonse Theis Alphonse may refer to:
* Alphonse (given name)
* Alphonse (surname)
* Alphonse Atoll
Alphonse Atoll is one of two atolls of the Alphonse Group, the other being St. François Atoll — both in the Outer Islands (Coralline Seychelles) coral arch ...
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Luxembourg National Division
The National Division ( lb, Nationaldivisioun, french: Division Nationale, german: Nationaldivision) is the highest football league in Luxembourg. Until 2011, it was known as the BGL Ligue, after the Luxembourg Football Federation managed to seal a sponsorship deal with Fortis. Before 2006, it contained twelve teams, but it expanded to fourteen for the 2006–07 season. Following the abandonment of the previous season, the 2020–21 season saw the further expansion of the league to 16 teams. The current champions are F91 Dudelange F91 Dudelange (; lb, F91 Diddeleng, italic=no, ) is a Luxembourger professional football club based in Dudelange which plays in the Luxembourg National Division. It was formed in 1991 as a merger between three teams in the town: Alliance Du .... The competition was first held in 1909–10, and has been held every year since, with the exceptions of 1912–13 and four seasons during the Second World War. The competition was called the Luxemb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball around a rectangular field called a pitch. The objective of the game is to score more goals than the opposition by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular framed goal defended by the opposing side. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45 minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries, it is considered the world's most popular sport. The game of association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 with the International Football Association Board (IFAB) maintaining them since 1886. The game is played with a football that is in circumference. The two teams compete to get the ball into the other team's goal (between the posts and under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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