Hesperange
Hesperange
Hesper | ||
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 View on Hesperange with its castle | ||
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Luxembourg | ||
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Marc Lies (CSV) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 27.22 km2 (10.51 sq mi) | |
| • Rank | 32nd of 100 | |
| Highest elevation | 334 m (1,096 ft) | |
| • Rank | 90th of 100 | |
| Lowest elevation | 255 m (837 ft) | |
| • Rank | 58th of 100 | |
| Population (2023) | ||
| • Total | 16,433 | |
| • Rank | LAU 2 LU0000303 | |
| Website | hesperange.lu | |
Hesperange (French pronunciation:
The total population of the commune is 16,443 as of 2023, making it the seventh-most populous in the country.
As of 2024[update], the town of Hesperange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 2,914.[1] Other towns within the commune include Alzingen, Fentange, Howald, and Itzig. Each of these five towns has a population of over 1,000, making Hesperange unique amongst Luxembourgish communes in having five towns with over a thousand inhabitants (see: List of towns in Luxembourg by population).
Hesperange Castle, now a ruin, has a history dating from the 13th century.[2]
Hesperange has a park called Hesper Park which has a memorial commemorating the death of three American soldiers who died in a tank accident on the nearby bridge over the Alzette river on 26 December 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge.
Population
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Notable people
- Albert Bousser (1906–1995), a Luxembourgish politician, railway inspector, trade unionist and Mayor of Hesperange
- Roger Manderscheid (1933 in Itzig – 2010), a writer, won the Batty Weber Prize in 1990
- Vicky Krieps (born 1983), a Luxembourgish-German actress
Twin towns — sister cities
Hesperange is
Sports
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Gallery
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Hesperange at Night -
Highway Bridge -
Winter Fields
References
- ^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
- ^ "Hesperange: History", Association des châteaux luxembourgeois. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Jumelage". hesperange.lu (in French). Hesperange. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
External links
Media related to Hesperange at Wikimedia Commons- Commune de Hesperange (Municipality of Hesperange)
- Friends of the History of Hesperange
- Hesperange Schools
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