Hesperange (; ; ) is a commune and town in southern

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 located south-east of

Luxembourg City Luxembourg (; ; ), also known as Luxembourg City ( or ; ; or ), is the capital city of Luxembourg and the Communes of Luxembourg, country's most populous commune. Standing at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers in southern Luxe ...

. The total population of the commune is 16,443 as of 2023, making it the seventh-most populous in the country. , the town of Hesperange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 2,914. Other towns within the commune include Alzingen,

Fentange Fentange (, ) is a town in the commune of Hesperange, in southern 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 ...

Howald Howald () is a town in the commune of Hesperange, in southern Luxembourg. The town merges almost seamlessly with Luxembourg City's south-eastern suburban quarter of South Bonnevoie, which lies to the north of Howald. , the town has a populat ...

, and Itzig. Each of these five towns has a population of over 1,000, making Hesperange unique amongst Luxembourgish communes in having five towns with over a thousand inhabitants (see: ''List of towns in Luxembourg by population'').

Hesperange Castle Hesperange Castle (Luxembourgish: ''Buerg Hesper''; ) is a ruin located high above the town of Hesperange in southern Luxembourg. History The castle probably dates from the early 13th century when the Counts of Luxembourg gave Hesperange to the ...

, now a ruin, has a history dating from the 13th century. Hesperange has a park called Hesper Park which has a memorial commemorating the death of three American soldiers who died in a tank accident on the nearby bridge over the Alzette river on 26 December 1944 during the

Battle of the Bulge The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive or Unternehmen Die Wacht am Rhein, Wacht am Rhein, was the last major German Offensive (military), offensive Military campaign, campaign on the Western Front (World War II), Western ...

Population

Notable people

Albert Bousser Albert Bousser (8 February 1906 – 2 May 1995) was a Luxembourgish politician, railway inspector, and trade unionist. Born on 8 February 1906 in Alzingen, Bousser studied in Paris at the École du génie civil, after which he became a railway in ...

(1906–1995), a Luxembourgish politician, railway inspector, trade unionist and Mayor of Hesperange * Roger Manderscheid (1933 in Itzig – 2010), a writer, won the

Batty Weber Prize The Batty Weber Prize or ''Prix Batty Weber'' is Luxembourg's national literary prize. It has been awarded every three years since 1987 to a Luxembourg writer for his entire literary work. It is named after the writer Batty Weber (1860–1940) who ...

in 1990 *

Vicky Krieps Vicky Krieps (born 4 October 1983) is a Luxembourgish-German actress. She has appeared in a number of American, Luxembourgish, French, and German productions. Her breakout role was in the London-based period film ''Phantom Thread'' (2017), direct ...

(born 1983), a Luxembourgish-German actress

Twin towns — sister cities

Hesperange is twinned with: *

Malchin Malchin () is a town in the Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (district), Mecklenburgische Seenplatte district, in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, in north-eastern Germany. History The name of the town is of Slavic origin. It was granted town rights in ...

, Germany *

Szerencs Szerencs is a town in Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén county, Northern Hungary. It lies away from Miskolc, and away from Budapest. It has about 9,100 inhabitants. History Szerencs grew into a town where the Great Plain and the Zemplén mountains meet. ...

, Hungary

Sports

Hesperange is home of

FC Swift Hesperange Football Club Swift Hesperange (, ) is a association football, football football club, club, based in Hesperange, in southern Luxembourg. History *1916: Club founded as ''FC Swift Hesperange'' *1940: Club renamed as ''FV Rot-Weiß Hesperingen'' ...

, a

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

club that plays in the top-flight National Division. The club's home games are played at

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 Football Club Swift Hesperange (, ) is a association football, football football club, club, based in H ...

. They have won the

Luxembourg National Division The National Division (, , ), known as the BGL Ligue for sponsorship reasons, is the highest association football, football league in Luxembourg. Until 2011, it was known as the BGL Ligue, after the Luxembourg Football Federation managed to sea ...

on one occasion (2022–23) and the

Luxembourg Cup The Luxembourg Cup () is the national Single-elimination tournament, knockout cup competition in Luxembourgian Association football, football. It was first held in 1922, and has been held annually since, with the exception of the four seasons du ...

, also on one occasion (1989–90).

Gallery

Image:Hesperange 2.jpg, Municipality Building Image:Hesperange 3.jpg, Hesperange at Night Image:Hesperange 4.jpg, Highway Bridge Image:Hesperange 6.jpg, Winter Fields

References

External links

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Commune de Hesperange (Municipality of Hesperange)

Friends of the History of Hesperange

Hesperange Schools
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