Käerjeng () is a
commune in southwestern
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 ...
, in the
canton of Capellen. It lies on the border with
Belgium
Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th ...
. It has an area of 33.67 km
2.
The commune of Käerjeng was formed on 1 January 2012 from the former communes of
Bascharage
Bascharage (; lb, Nidderkäerjeng ; german: Niederkerschen) is a town and a former commune in south-western Luxembourg. Since 2012, it is part of the commune of Käerjeng.
History
Bascharage with the other towns like Linger, Hautcharage, an ...
and
Clemency. The law creating Käerjeng was passed on 24 May 2011.
Käerjeng has a population of approximately 10,000 citizens and has the 9th-highest commune population in Luxembourg.
Populated places
The commune consists of the following villages:
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Bascharage
Bascharage (; lb, Nidderkäerjeng ; german: Niederkerschen) is a town and a former commune in south-western Luxembourg. Since 2012, it is part of the commune of Käerjeng.
History
Bascharage with the other towns like Linger, Hautcharage, an ...
Section:
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Bascharage
Bascharage (; lb, Nidderkäerjeng ; german: Niederkerschen) is a town and a former commune in south-western Luxembourg. Since 2012, it is part of the commune of Käerjeng.
History
Bascharage with the other towns like Linger, Hautcharage, an ...
(seat)
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Hautcharage
Hautcharage (; , ) is a small town in the commune of Käerjeng, in south-western Luxembourg.
Geography
Neighbouring towns include Clemency, Fingig, Hivange, Schouweiler, Bascharage and Linger.
The small river Mierbaach, which rises at the Bouff ...
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Linger
Linger may refer to:
*Linger (surname), a list of people with the name
*Linger, Luxembourg, a town
*Linger (film), ''Linger'' (film), a 2008 Hong Kong film directed by Johnnie To
*Linger (novel), ''Linger'' (novel), a 2010 ''Wolves of Mercy Falls' ...
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Clemency Section:
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Clemency
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Fingig
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Schockmillen (lieu-dit)
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Nuechtbann (lieu-dit)
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Neudrisch (lieu-dit)
Geography
Käerjeng is located on the dividing line of the waters of the Rhine basin (Eisch) and the watershed of the Meuse (Chiers). It is bordered by the communes of Pétange, Differdange, Sanem, Dippach, Garnich and Steinfort, as well as the Belgian border to the north-west.
Elevation: Between at Tapp near Linger and at Kues near Fingig.
Total area:
Population
References
External links
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Communes in Capellen (canton)
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