Esch-sur-Sûre
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| District | Diekirch | |||
| Canton | Wiltz | |||
| LAU 2 | LU00005002 | |||
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| Area Area rank |
6.76 km² 115th of 116 |
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| Highest point Highest point rank |
495 m 27th of 116 |
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| Lowest point Lowest point rank |
267 m =78th of 116 |
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| Population | ||||
| Population (2005) Population rank |
301 115th of 116 |
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| Density (2005) Density rank |
44.53 /km² 90th of 116 |
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| List of communes of Luxembourg | ||||
Esch-sur-Sûre (Luxembourgish: Esch-Sauer, German: Esch-Sauer) is a commune and small town in north-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Wiltz, which is part of the district of Diekirch. The commune is the second smallest in area in Luxembourg (after Remich).
As of 2005, the town of Esch-sur-Sûre, which lies in the north of the commune, has a population of 314.
Esch-sur-Sûre is situated by the river Sauer, just east and downstream of the artificial Upper Sûre Lake. The town's prominent castle, and the main part of the town below, sit on a spur of a land within a sharp meander of the river.
The suffix to its name distinguishes Esch-sur-Sûre from the city of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is often known just as Esch.
Immediately above the town, the river has been dammed to form a hydroelectric reservoir extending some 6 miles (10 km) up the valley. The Upper Sûre dam was built in the 1960's to meet the country's drinking water needs.
| Communes of Wiltz | |
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| Boulaide | Esch-sur-Sûre | Eschweiler | Goesdorf | Heiderscheid | Kiischpelt | Lac de la Haute-Sûre | Neunhausen | Wiltz | Winseler | |
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