Käerjeng
Commune in Capellen, Luxembourg
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Coordinates: 49°35′01″N 5°54′00″E / 49.5836°N 5.9°E / 49.5836; 5.9 | |
Country | Luxembourg |
Canton | Capellen |
Area
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• Total | 33.67 km 2 (13.00 sq mi) |
• Rank | 19th of 102 |
Highest
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395 m (1,296 ft) |
• Rank | 55th of 102 |
Lowest
elevation
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271 m (889 ft) |
• Rank | 73rd of 102 |
Population
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• Total | 10,294 |
• Rank | 10th of 102 |
• Density | 310/km 2 (790/sq mi) |
• Rank | 24th of 102 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET ) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC+2 ( CEST ) |
LAU 2 | LU0000104 |
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Käerjeng ( Luxembourgish pronunciation: [ˈkɛːɐ̯ʒeŋ] ) is a commune in southwestern Luxembourg , in the canton of Capellen . It lies on the border with Belgium . It has an area of 33.67 km 2 .
The commune of Käerjeng was formed on 1 January 2012 from the former communes of Bascharage and Clemency . The law creating Käerjeng was passed on 24 May 2011. [1]
With a population of approximately 10,000 citizens, Käerjeng is the 10th most-populous commune in Luxembourg.
Populated places
The commune consists of the following villages:
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Geography
Käerjeng is located on the dividing line of the waters of the Rhine basin (Eisch) and the watershed of the Meuse (Chiers). It is bordered by the communes of Pétange, Differdange, Sanem, Dippach, Garnich and Steinfort, as well as the Belgian border to the north-west.
Elevation: Between 247 m (810 ft) at Tapp near Linger and 362 m (1,188 ft) at Kues near Fingig.
Total area: 52.2 km 2 (20.15 sq mi)
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Town
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Numbers |
Former
Commune |
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Bascharage | Nidderkäerjeng | Niederkerschen |
5721
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Bascharage |
Clemency | Kënzeg | Küntzig |
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Clemency |
Fingig | Féngeg | Féingig |
419
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Clemency |
Hautcharage | Uewerkäerjeng | Oberkerschen |
1804
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Bascharage |
Linger | Lénger |
601
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References
- ↑ "Mémorial A, 2011, No. 110" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-19 . Retrieved 2012-01-02 .
- ↑ "Population par canton et commune" . statistiques.public.lu . Archived from the original on 12 September 2016 . Retrieved 11 January 2022 .
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External links
- Media related to Käerjeng at Wikimedia Commons
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