Mondercange ( lb, Monnerech ; german: Monnerich) is a
commune in the
canton of Esch-sur-Alzette
Esch-sur-Alzette is a canton in southwestern Luxembourg. Its capital is Esch-sur-Alzette.
Administrative divisions
Esch-sur-Alzette Canton consists of the following fourteen communes:
* Bettembourg
* Differdange
* Dudelange
* Esch-sur ...
in south-western
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 land ...
. It derives its name from its principal town, Mondercange. the commune has a population of 6,936 inhabitants.
, the town of Mondercange, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 3,532.
Other villages within the commune include
Bergem,
Foetz, and
Pontpierre.
Population
Sports
Mondercange is home to the
Luxembourg Football Federation, the governing body for football in Luxembourg. The local football team
FC Mondercange, who compete in Luxembourg's second-tier
Division of Honour, play their home matches at the commune's
Stade Communal.
The
karting
Kart racing or karting is a road racing variant of motorsport with open-wheel, four-wheeled vehicles known as go-karts or shifter karts. They are usually raced on scaled-down circuits, although some professional kart races are also held on fu ...
track in Modercange was used by
Michael Schumacher
Michael Schumacher (; ; born 3 January 1969) is a German former racing driver who competed in Formula One for Jordan, Benetton, Ferrari, and Mercedes. Schumacher has a joint-record seven World Drivers' Championship titles (tied with Lewis ...
and
Jarno Trulli
Jarno Trulli (; born 13 July 1974) is an Italian racing driver. He regularly competed in Formula One from 1997 to 2011, driving for Minardi, Prost, Jordan, Renault, Toyota, Lotus Racing and Team Lotus. His best result in the World Drivers' C ...
, amongst others, at the beginning of their racing careers owing to Luxembourg's low age restrictions for karting licences.
References
External links
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Communes in Esch-sur-Alzette (canton)
Towns in Luxembourg
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