Dippach ( ) is a commune and small town 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 ...

. It is part of the canton of Capellen, which is part of the district of

. The commune's administrative centre is Schouweiler. The River Mess, a tributary of the Alzette, rises here. , the town of Dippach, which lies in the north-east of the commune, has a population of 1036. Other villages within the commune include Bettange-sur-Mess, Schouweiler, and Sprinkange.

Population

Notable people

* Johann Peter Kirsch (1861–1941),

ecclesiastical historian Church history or ecclesiastical history as an academic discipline studies the history of Christianity and the way the Christian Church has developed since its inception. Henry Melvill Gwatkin defined church history as "the spiritual side of the ...

and biblical archaeologist * Laurent Didier (born 1984), former road bicycle racer * Tom Wirtgen (born 1996), cyclist

Twin towns — sister cities

Dippach is twinned with: * Landiras, France

Aerial views

File:Aerial view of Dippach, Luxembourg.jpg, Aerial view of the localities of Dippach (''Dippech'')... File:Aerial view of Bettange-sur-Mess and Dippach-Gare, Luxembourg.jpg, ... and of Bettange-sur-Mess (''Betten op der Mess'') and Dippach-Gare (''Dippech-Gare'').

References

External links

* Communes in Capellen (canton) Towns in Luxembourg {{Capellen-geo-stub