Schieren
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| District | Diekirch | |||
| Canton | Diekirch | |||
| LAU 2 | LU00002013 | |||
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| Area Area rank |
10.41 km² 106th of 116 |
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| Highest point Highest point rank |
515 m =19th of 116 |
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| Lowest point Lowest point rank |
198 m =27th of 116 |
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| Population | ||||
| Population (2005) Population rank |
1,369 77th of 116 |
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| Density (2005) Density rank |
131.5 /km² 48th of 116 |
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| List of communes of Luxembourg | ||||
Schieren is a commune and town in central Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch.
As of 2001, the town of Schieren, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 1,358.
Schieren was formed on 1 July 1850, when it was detached from the commune of Ettelbruck, along with the commune of Erpeldange. The law forming Schieren was passed on the 22 January 1850.[1]
In 1894, Schieren established a fire station with five volunteer firefighters.
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ (French)/(German) Mémorial A, 1850, No. 18 (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved on August 15, 2006.
[edit] External links
- (French) Commune of Schieren official website
- (German) Unofficial website on local activities
| Communes of Diekirch | |
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| Bettendorf | Bourscheid | Diekirch | Ermsdorf | Erpeldange | Ettelbruck | Feulen | Hoscheid | Medernach | Mertzig | Reisdorf | Schieren | |
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