Lorentzweiler

Lorentzweiler Luerenzweiler
Commune
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Lorentzweiler highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°42′N 6°09′E / 49.7°N 6.15°E / 49.7; 6.15
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Mersch
Area
• Total	17.45 km2 (6.74 sq mi)
• Rank	65th of 100
Highest elevation	436 m (1,430 ft)
• Rank	25th of 100
Lowest elevation	219 m (719 ft)
• Rank	35th of 100
Population  (2023)
• Total	4,521
• Rank	41st of 100
• Density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)
• Rank	33rd of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000408
Website	lorentzweiler.lu

Lorentzweiler (Luxembourgish: Luerenzweiler) is a commune and small town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated on the river Alzette.

As of 2024^[update], the town of Lorentzweiler, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 1,545.^[1] Other towns within the commune include Blaschette, Bofferdange, and Helmdange, Hunsdorf.

Population

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Notable people

• Jos Wohlfart (1920–2000), a Luxembourgish politician, served on the communal council of Lorentzweiler for 20 years from 1950.
• Emile Haag (born 1942), a Luxembourgish historian, trade unionist and former principal of the Athénée de Luxembourg.
• Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1981), the heir apparent to the crown of Luxembourg, attended primary school in Lorentzweiler.
• Prince Félix of Luxembourg (born 1984), also attended primary school at Lorentzweiler.

References

External links

• Media related to Lorentzweiler at Wikimedia Commons

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This page was last edited on 5 March 2024, at 16:20