Sonlez (, ) is a village in
Luxembourg
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.
Location and population
It is situated in the
commune of
Winseler
Winseler () is a commune and village in north-western Luxembourg.
Administrative organization and population
It is part of the canton of Wiltz.
, the village of Winseler, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 197. The ( com ...
, in north-western
Luxembourg
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. , the village has a population of 90.
It is situated between
Tarchamps
Tarchamps (, ) is a small town in the commune of Lac de la Haute-Sûre, in north-western Luxembourg
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west ...
(West) and
Doncols (East)
Linguistic features
Sonlez is known as an historically
Walloon-speaking village, similarly to
Doncols. Unlike neighbouring
Doncols, however, its
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany, the country of the Germans and German things
**Germania (Roman era)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...
and
Luxembourgish
Luxembourgish ( ; also ''Luxemburgish'', ''Luxembourgian'', ''Letzebu(e)rgesch''; ) is a West Germanic language that is spoken mainly in Luxembourg. About 400,000 people speak Luxembourgish worldwide.
The language is standardized and officiall ...
spellings are identical.
See also
*
Doncols#Historical and linguistic backgrounds
References
External links
Villages in Luxembourg
Wiltz (canton)
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