Hesperange (French pronunciation: [ɛspəʁɑ̃ʒ]; Luxembourgish: Hesper [ˈhæspɐ] ⓘ; German: Hesperingen) is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located south-east of Luxembourg City.
Hesperange
Hesper | |
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 View on Hesperange with its castle | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Map of Luxembourg with Hesperange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red | |
| Coordinates: 49°34′15″N 6°09′05″E / 49.5708°N 6.1514°E | |
| Country |  Luxembourg |
| Canton | Luxembourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marc Lies (CSV) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.22 km2 (10.51 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 32nd of 100 |
| Highest elevation | 334 m (1,096 ft) |
| • Rank | 90th of 100 |
| Lowest elevation | 255 m (837 ft) |
| • Rank | 58th of 100 |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 16,433 |
| • Rank | 7th of 100 |
| • Density | 600/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 14th of 100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| LAU 2 | LU0000303 |
| Website | hesperange.lu |
The total population of the commune is 16,443 as of 2023, making it the seventh-most populous in the country.
As of 2024[update], the town of Hesperange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 2,914.[1] Other towns within the commune include Alzingen, Fentange, Howald, and Itzig. Each of these five towns has a population of over 1,000, making Hesperange unique amongst Luxembourgish communes in having five towns with over a thousand inhabitants (see: List of towns in Luxembourg by population).
Hesperange Castle, now a ruin, has a history dating from the 13th century.[2]
Hesperange has a park called Hesper Park which has a memorial commemorating the death of three American soldiers who died in a tank accident on the nearby bridge over the Alzette river on 26 December 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge.
Population edit
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Notable people edit
- Albert Bousser (1906–1995), a Luxembourgish politician, railway inspector, trade unionist and Mayor of Hesperange
- Roger Manderscheid (1933 in Itzig – 2010), a writer, won the Batty Weber Prize in 1990
- Vicky Krieps (born 1983), a Luxembourgish-German actress
Twin towns — sister cities edit
Sports edit
Hesperange is home of FC Swift Hesperange, a football club that plays in the top-flight National Division. The club's home games are played at Stade Alphonse Theis. They have won the Luxembourg National Division on one occasion (2022–23) and the Luxembourg Cup, also on one occasion (1989–90).
Gallery edit
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Municipality Building -
Hesperange at Night -
Highway Bridge -
Winter Fields
References edit
- ^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
- ^ "Hesperange: History", Association des châteaux luxembourgeois. Retrieved 3 April 2011.
- ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Jumelage". hesperange.lu (in French). Hesperange. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
External links edit
Media related to Hesperange at Wikimedia Commons- Commune de Hesperange (Municipality of Hesperange)
- Friends of the History of Hesperange
- Hesperange Schools
