Préizerdaul
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Commune in Redange, Luxembourg
Préizerdaul | |
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Coat of arms of Préizerdaul Coat of arms | |
| Map of Luxembourg with Préizerdaul highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red Map of Luxembourg with Préizerdaul highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red | |
| Coordinates: 49°47′39′′N 5°56′15′′E / 49.7942°N 5.9375°E / 49.7942; 5.9375 | |
| Country | Luxembourg |
| Canton | Redange |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marc Gergen |
| Area | |
• Total | 15.6 km2 (6.0 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 72nd of 100 |
| Highest elevation | 402 m (1,319 ft) |
| • Rank | 48th of 100 |
| Lowest elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
| • Rank | 58th of 100 |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 1,825 |
| • Rank | 86th of 100 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (300/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3rd of 100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| LAU 2 | LU0000702 |
| Website | preizerdaul.lu |
Préizerdaul (Luxembourgish pronunciation: [ˈpʀəɪ̯tsɐdɑʊ̯l] i ) is a commune in western Luxembourg, in the canton of Redange. Until 17 July 2001, it was known as Bettborn, after its administrative centre.[1] Préizerdaul was the first commune to change its name since before the First World War; to date, it is the only commune to have changed its name to a name of Luxembourgish origin.
Towns within the commune include Bettborn, Platen, Pratz, and Reimberg.
Population
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Notable people
[edit ]- Emile Calmes (born 1954 in Luxembourg City), a Luxembourgish politician; became Mayor of Préizerdaul in 1982
- Marie Schreiber (born 2003 in Bettborn), a Luxembourgish professional racing cyclist
- James Schwebach (1847 in Platen – 1921) a Luxembourgian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church & Bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse in Wisconsin, 1892/1921
Twin towns — sister cities
[edit ]Préizerdaul is twinned with:[3]
- Burkina Faso Péni, Burkina Faso
- El Salvador San Agustín, El Salvador
References
[edit ]- ^ "Mémorial A, 2001, No. 91" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2004. Retrieved 2006年08月11日.
- ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Préizerdauler noriichten 1/2019" (PDF). preizerdaul.lu (in German). Préizerdaul. p. 31. Retrieved 2019年09月08日.
External links
[edit ]- Media related to Préizerdaul at Wikimedia Commons
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