Schieren () is a
commune and town in central
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
Diekirch
Diekirch (; ; or (locally) ; from ''Diet-Kirch'', i.e. "people's church") is a Communes of Luxembourg, commune with List of towns in Luxembourg, town status in north-eastern Luxembourg, in the Diekirch (canton), canton of Diekirch and, until its ...
.
Schieren is served by a
railway station
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in railway track, tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel railway track, rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of ...
, and the commune encompasses the hamlet of Birtrange, which contains
Birtrange castle
Birtrange Castle (Luxembourgish: ''Schlass Biertreng''; French: ''Château de Birtrange'') is a castle near Schieren, Luxembourg.
The castle was constructed in the 13th century by Gaspard-Florent de Breiderbach, and built in an English Gothic ...
.
Schieren was formed on 1 July 1850, when it was detached from the commune of
Ettelbruck
Ettelbruck ( , ) is a Communes of Luxembourg, commune with list of towns in Luxembourg, town status in central Luxembourg, with a population of inhabitants.
History
Until 1850, both Erpeldange and Schieren were part of the Ettelbruck commune a ...
, along with the commune of
Erpeldange. The law forming Schieren was passed on 22 January 1850.
In 1894, Schieren established a
fire station
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A fire station (also called a fire house, fire hall, firemen's hall, or engine house) is a structure or other area for storing firefighting apparatuses such as fire apparatus, fire engines and related vehicles, personal protective equ ...
with five volunteer
firefighter
A firefighter (or fire fighter or fireman) is a first responder trained in specific emergency response such as firefighting, primarily to control and extinguish fires and respond to emergencies such as hazardous material incidents, medical in ...
s. It contains a church.
Population
Footnotes
External links
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Commune of Schieren official website*
Unofficial website on local activities
Communes in Diekirch (canton)
Towns in Luxembourg
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