Munshausen
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| District | Diekirch | |||
| Canton | Clervaux | |||
| LAU 2 | LU00001005 | |||
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| Area Area rank |
25.57 km² 31st of 116 |
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| Highest point Highest point rank |
548 m 3rd of 116 |
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| Lowest point Lowest point rank |
283 m 94th of 116 |
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| Population (2005) Population rank |
887 99th of 116 |
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| Density (2005) Density rank |
34.69 /km² 105th of 116 |
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| List of communes of Luxembourg | ||||
Munshausen (Luxembourgish: Munzen) is a commune and small town in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux.
As of 2006, the town of Munshausen, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 166, while the commune of Munshausen has a population of 968. Other towns within the commune are Drauffelt, Siebenaler, Roder and Marnach.
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[edit] Geography
Munshausen is situated in the north-eastern part of Luxembourg. Communes around are Hosingen in the south, Kiischpelt and Eschweiler in the southwest, Clervaux in the north-west and Heinerscheid in the north. In the east, the river Our forms a natural boundary to Germany.
Munshausen is part of the Oesling, the Luxembourgish part of the Ardennes. The landscape is composed of free plateaus at an average altitude of 1650 ft, cut by several narrow riverbeds. The axis Hosingen-Heinerscheid, passing through Marnach, is the dividing line between the basins of the river Clerve in the west and the river Our in the east.
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| Communes of Clervaux | |
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| Clervaux | Consthum | Heinerscheid | Hosingen | Munshausen | Troisvierges | Weiswampach | Wincrange | |
