Schifflange
Commune in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Schifflange
Schëffleng
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Aerial view of Schifflange
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Map of Luxembourg with Schifflange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
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Coordinates: 49°30′20″N 6°00′45″E / 49.5056°N 6.0125°E / 49.5056; 6.0125 | |
Country | Luxembourg |
Canton | Esch-sur-Alzette |
Government
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• Mayor | Paul Weimerskirch ( CSV ) |
Area
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• Total | 7.71 km 2 (2.98 sq mi) |
• Rank | 99th of 102 |
Highest
elevation
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406 m (1,332 ft) |
• Rank | 44th of 102 |
Lowest
elevation
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275 m (902 ft) |
• Rank | 76th of 102 |
Population
(2018)
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• Total | 10,750 |
• Rank | 9th of 102 |
• Density | 1,400/km 2 (3,600/sq mi) |
• Rank | 4th of 102 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( CET ) |
• Summer ( DST ) | UTC+2 ( CEST ) |
LAU 2 | LU0000214 |
Website | schifflange.lu |
Schifflange ( French pronunciation: [ʃiflɑ̃ʒ] ; Luxembourgish : Schëffleng , pronounced [ˈʃəfleŋ] ( listen ) , German : Schifflingen , pronounced [ˈʃɪflɪŋən] ) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg . It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette .
As of 2019 [ update ] , the town of Schifflange has a population of 11,180. [1]
Schifflange was formed on 15 August 1876, when it was detached from the commune of Esch-sur-Alzette . The law forming Schifflange was passed on the 6 July 1876. [2]
Steelworks
A steelworks in Schifflange was founded in 1871 by the Metz family as Usine METZ (Esch-Schifflange) , the steelworks became part of ARBED in 1911. In the 1980s the plant was converted to the continuous casting of blooms , then in the 90s an electric furnace installed. [3] In 1994 the company merged with the Belgian company Métallurgique et Minière de Rodange-Athus (MMRA) forming ARES ( Aciéries Rodange Esch-Schifflange ). In the first decade of the 21st century ownership passed from Arcelor to ArcelorMittal , in 2008 becoming ArcelorMittal Rodange and Schifflange S.A. together with the plant in Rodange . [4]
Population
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Notable people
- Gilles Müller , an ATP Tour tennis player. [ citation needed ]
- Miralem Pjanić , footballer with FC Schifflange 95. [6]
- Monique Scheier-Schneider , secretary of the Luxembourg Ice Hockey Federation . [7]
Twin towns — sister cities
Schifflange is twinned with: [8]
- Drusenheim , France
References
- ↑ "Schëffleng 100%" (PDF) . Retrieved 2023-01-20 .
- ↑ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1876, No. 49" (PDF) . Service central de législation . Retrieved 2006-08-15 .
- ↑ "ARBED - Esch - Schifflange" . www.industrie.lu (in French).
- ↑ "Presentation ArcelorMittal Rodange & Schifflange S.A." www.ares.lu .
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statistiques.public.lu
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: CS1 maint: url-status ( link ) - ↑ Roma, A. S. (2016-06-07). "Miralem Pjanic: This is the story of my life" . AS Roma . Retrieved 2018-03-24 .
- ↑ Aykroyd, Lucas (2015-05-17). "IIHF class of 2015 honoured" . International Ice Hockey Federation . Retrieved 2019-05-17 .
- ↑ "Ville jumelée" . schifflange.lu (in French). Schifflange . Retrieved 2019-09-04 .
External links
- Media related to Schifflange at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
Places adjacent to Schifflange
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