Préizerdaul
Préizerdaul | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 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 | |
| Country |  Luxembourg |
| Canton | Redange |
| 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 (2023) | |
| • Total | 1,827 |
| • Rank | 85th 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] ⓘ) 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[edit]
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Notable people[edit]
- 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
- Emile Calmes (born 1954 in Luxembourg City), a Luxembourgish politician; became Mayor of Préizerdaul in 1982
Twin towns — sister cities[edit]
Préizerdaul is twinned with:[3]
Péni, Burkina Faso
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 2006-08-11.
- ^ "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 2019-09-08.
External links[edit]
Media related to Préizerdaul at Wikimedia Commons
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