Flaxweiler

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Flaxweiler
Fluessweiler
Commune
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Coat of arms
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Map of Luxembourg with Flaxweiler highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°39′55″N6°20′35″E / 49.6653°N 6.3431°E / 49.6653; 6.3431
Country Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Canton Grevenmacher
Area
 • Total30.17 km2 (11.65 sq mi)
 • Rank 26th of 100
Highest elevation
387 m (1,270 ft)
 • Rank 63rd of 100
Lowest elevation
208 m (682 ft)
 • Rank 28th of 100
Population
 (2023)
 • Total2,193
 • Rank 70th of 100
 • Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
  • Rank 79th of 100
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2 LU0001103
Website flaxweiler.lu

Flaxweiler (Luxembourgish : Fluessweiler) is a commune and small town in south-eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Grevenmacher.

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As of 2024, the town of Flaxweiler, which lies in the north-west of the commune, has a population of 593. [1] Other towns within the commune include Beyren, Gostingen, Niederdonven, and Oberdonven.

Population

[2]

List of former mayors

NameStartEnd
Michel Metzdorf 18061810
Pierre Stemper 18101812
Jean Nielles 18131816
François Strasser 18161819
Jean Huberty 18191825
Jean Peters (first time)18251830
Michel Pettinger (first time)18301839
Jean Peters (second time)18401848
Michel Pettinger (second time)18481854
Jean-Pierre Huberty 18541867
Michel Engel 18671876
Antoine Boss 18761887
Adolphe Musquar 18891895
Jean Molitor 18951928
Michel Schritz 19291944 [note 1]
Jean Sturm 19451945
Edouard Steffes 19461965
Eugène Kauffmann 19661970
Roger Lenert 19702005
Théo Weirich 2005present (re-elected 2011) [3]

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Mayor in name only under Nazi occupation (1940 - 1944)

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References

  1. ↑ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
  2. ↑ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Bestätigung für Théo Weirich" (in German). Luxembourg City, Luxembourg: Lëtzebuerger Journal. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2012.[ permanent dead link ]


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