Hautcharage

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Hautcharage (Luxembourgish: Uewerkäerjeng, German: Oberkerschen) is a small town in the commune of Bascharage, in south-western Luxembourg. As of 2005, the town has a population of 1,463.

Hautcharage used to be home to a football club, Jeunesse Hautcharage, which won the Luxembourg Cup in 1971. As a result, Hautcharage qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup; in the first round, Hautcharage drew Chelsea, and lost 21-0 on aggregate, which remains a European record defeat. In 1997, the club merged with neighbours Union Sportive Bascharage, forming UN Käerjeng 97, which is based in Bascharage.

Coordinates: 49°35′N, 5°55′E