Sanem ( lb, Suessem ; german: Sassenheim) is a
commune and town 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 is part of 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 ...
. The administrative centre and largest town is
Belvaux.
, the town of Sanem, which lies in the north of the commune, has a population of 2,397. Other towns within the commune include Belvaux,
Ehlerange, and
Soleuvre
Soleuvre (, , ) is a town in the commune of Sanem, in the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette in south-western Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 5,471. In 2001, Soleuvre was the fourteenth-largest town in Luxembourg, and the largest that is n ...
.
Population
Sanem Castle
Sanem Castle has a history dating back to the 13th century. Today's building was completed in 1557 after the medieval castle had been partly destroyed. The castle still maintains much of its original character.
[Philippe Farcy, "Sanem, un palais enfantin"]
Vie de Château (461), ''La libre.be''. Retrieved 30 March 2011.
Twin towns — sister cities
Sanem 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:
*
Chauffailles, France
See also
*
List of mayors of Sanem
The Mayor of Sanem is the mayor of the Luxembourgian commune of Sanem.
List of Mayors of Sanem
Footnotes
References
* {{in lang, fr}Les bourgmestres de la Commune de Sanem de 1799 à aujourd'hui Commune of Sanem official website. Retrieved o ...
References
External links
*
Commune of Sanem official website
Communes in Esch-sur-Alzette (canton)
Towns in Luxembourg
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