Septfontaines

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Septfontaines
Simmer
Coat of arms septfontaines luxbrg.png
Septfontaines 01.jpg
Country Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
Canton Capellen
Commune Habscht
Government
   Mayor Yves Even
Area
  Total15 km2 (6 sq mi)
Population
 (2017)
  Total812
Website septfontaines.lu

Septfontaines (Luxembourgish : Simmer, German : Simmern) is a small town in western Luxembourg. It is part of the commune of Habscht, in the canton of Capellen, which is part of the district of Luxembourg. It had a population of 378 as of 2024. [1]

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Septfontaines Castle is one of the castles belonging to the Valley of the Seven Castles. Located high above the town of Septfontaines, the medieval castle is now privately owned. [2]

Septfontaines was the administrative centre of a commune by the same name until 2018, when it was merged with the commune of Hobscheid to form the commune of Habscht.

Former commune

The former commune consisted of the villages:

Name

Siewebueren Fountain and castle in Septfontaines Septfontaines Luxembourg.JPG
Siewebueren Fountain and castle in Septfontaines

The name Septfontaines is a French neologism (the local population is almost entirely Luxembourgish-speaking), derived from the older name Siebenborn (literally, 'seven springs'), which appears as the name of the town in Latin and German documents from the nineteenth century and earlier. This name is also seen in Siewebueren, the name of the town's fountain. The name Siebenborn was often abbreviated 7born in vital records.

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References

  1. "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
  2. "Château de Septfontaines", Fortresses, Châteaux, Manoirs. (in French) Retrieved 16 March 2011.