Troisvierges
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| District | Diekirch | |||
| Canton | Clervaux | |||
| LAU 2 | LU00001006 | |||
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| Area Area rank |
37.86 km² 10th of 116 |
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| Highest point Highest point rank |
560 m 1st of 116 |
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| Lowest point Lowest point rank |
407 m 116th of 116 |
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| Population (2005) Population rank |
2,585 44th of 116 |
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| Density (2005) Density rank |
68.28 /km² 73rd of 116 |
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| List of communes of Luxembourg | ||||
Troisvierges (Luxembourgish: Ëlwen, German: Ulflingen) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. The two highest hills in Luxembourg, the Kneiff (560 m) and Buurgplaatz (559 m), are located in the commune.
As of 2005, the town of Troisvierges, which lies in the south of the commune, has a population of 1,365. Other towns within the commune include Basbellain, Drinklange, Hautbellain, Huldange, and Wilwerdange.
Until 28 December 1908, the commune was known as 'Basbellain', after its former administrative centre. On that date, the administrative centre was moved from Basbellain to Troisvierges.[1]
[edit] Twin town
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ (French) Mémorial A, 1908, No. 77 (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved on 2006-10-29.
| Communes of Clervaux | |
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| Clervaux | Consthum | Heinerscheid | Hosingen | Munshausen | Troisvierges | Weiswampach | Wincrange | |
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