Attert
Attert (Atert in Luxembourgish, Ater in Walloon) is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg. On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 70.94 km², had 4,802 inhabitants, giving a population density of 67.7 inhabitants per km².
Attert | |
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 Neighbourhood of St. Stephen's Church | |
 Flag .svg) Coat of arms | |
  Attert Location in Belgium
Location of Attert in Luxembourg province  | |
| Coordinates: 49°45′N 5°47′E / 49.750°N 5.783°ECoordinates: 49°45′N 5°47′E / 49.750°N 5.783°E | |
| Country | Belgium |
| Community | French Community |
| Region | Wallonia |
| Province | Luxembourg |
| Arrondissement | Arlon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joseph Arens |
| Area | |
| • Total | 70.94 km2 (27.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 5,537 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Postal codes | 6717 |
| Area codes | 063 |
| Website | www.attert.be (in French) |
The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Attert proper, Nobressart, Nothomb, Thiaumont, and Tontelange. Other population centers include:
- Almeroth
- Grendel
- Heinstert
- Lischert
- Lottert
- Louchert
- Luxeroth
- Metzert
- Parette
- Post
- Rodenhoff
- Schadeck
- Schockville
The municipality falls within the Luxembourgish-speaking Arelerland and several street name signs are bilingual.
Sister citiesEdit
Attert is twinned with:[2]
Taktaharkány (Hungary) since 2003
Kruishoutem (Belgium) since 2004
Bakałarzewo (Poland) since 2005
Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Wettelijke Bevolking per gemeente op 1 januari 2018". Statbel. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Twinning page on official site (in French).
External linksEdit
Media related to Attert at Wikimedia Commons
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