Bettembourg
Bettembourg
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| Country | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg |
| Canton | Esch-sur-Alzette |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Laurent Zeimet (CSV) |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.49 km2 (8.30 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 49th of 100 |
| Highest elevation | 338 m (1,109 ft) |
| • Rank | 88th of 100 |
| Lowest elevation | 267 m (876 ft) |
| • Rank | 71st of 100 |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 11,628 |
| • Rank | 8th of 100 |
| • Density | 541.1/km2 (1,401/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 16th of 100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| LAU 2 | LU0000201 |
| Website | bettembourg.lu |
Bettembourg (French pronunciation: [bɛtɑ̃buʁ]; Luxembourgish: Beetebuerg [ˈbeːtəbu̯əɕ] Audio file "Lb-Beetebuerg.ogg" not found; German: Bettemburg [ˈbɛtm̩ˌbʊʁk]) is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. The country's eighth-most populous commune, it is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette.
As of 2025[update], the town of Bettembourg, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 9,248.[1] Other towns within the commune include Abweiler, Fennange, Huncherange, and Noertzange.
The Parc Merveilleux children's amusement park is located just outside Bettembourg.[2] Bettembourg Castle, located in the centre of the town, has a history starting in 1733 when it was built as the residence of a farming family. Today it houses the offices and services of the local commune and acts as the town hall of Bettembourg.[3]
Notable people
[edit | edit source]- Eugène Berger (1960–2020), a politician and in 1992 became the first Luxembourger to climb Mount Everest
Transport
[edit | edit source]The commune is served by the Bettembourg and Noertzange railway stations on Line 60, the latter of which acts as a junction between the main line towards Esch-sur-Alzette and the smaller line to Rumelange.
Twin towns — sister cities
[edit | edit source]Bettembourg is twinned with:[4]
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Population
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ "Parc Merveilleux" Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, Luxembourg Tourist Office, London. Retrieved 19 February 2011.
- ^ "Historique du château de Bettembourg", Administration Communale de Bettembourg. (in French) Retrieved 28 March 2011
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External links
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- Official website
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