Erpeldange

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Erpeldange
Ierpeldeng
Coat of arms of Erpeldange
Location of Erpeldange in Luxembourg
District Diekirch
Canton Diekirch
LAU 2 LU00002006
Geography
Area
Area rank
17.97 km²
67th of 116
Highest point
Highest point rank
459 m
31st of 116
Lowest point
Lowest point rank
190 m
=24th of 116
Population
Population (2005)
Population rank
2,094
52nd of 116
Density (2005)
Density rank
116.5 /km²
53rd of 116
List of communes of Luxembourg

Erpeldange (Luxembourgish: Ierpeldeng, German: Erpeldingen) is a commune and small town in north-eastern Luxembourg. It lies along the river Sauer, between Ettelbruck and Diekirch. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch.

As of 2005, the town of Erpeldange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 818. Other towns within the commune include Burden and Ingeldorf

Erpeldange was formed on 1 July 1850, when it was detached from the commune of Ettelbruck, along with the commune of Schieren. The law forming Erpeldange was passed on the 22 January 1850.[1]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ (French)/(German) Mémorial A, 1850, No. 18 (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved on August 15, 2006.


Communes of Diekirch
Bettendorf | Bourscheid | Diekirch | Ermsdorf | Erpeldange | Ettelbruck | Feulen | Hoscheid | Medernach | Mertzig | Reisdorf | Schieren