Strassen, Luxembourg

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Strassen
Stroossen
Coat of arms of Strassen
Location of Strassen in Luxembourg
Administration
Country Luxembourg
District (Dark grey) Luxembourg
Canton (Dark red) Luxembourg
LAU 2 LU00011009
Mayor Gaston Greiveldinger
Geography
Area
  - Rank		 10.71 km² (4.14 sq mi)
103rd of 116
Highest point
  - Rank		 391 m (1,283 ft)
=68th of 116
Lowest point
  - Rank		 265 m (869 ft)
=75th of 116
Population
Population (2005)
  - Rank		 6,173
16th of 116
Density (2005)
  - Rank		 576.4 /km² (1,493 /sq mi)
9th of 116
List of communes of Luxembourg

Strassen (Luxembourgish: Stroossen) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Luxembourg, which is part of the district of Luxembourg.

As of 2006, the town of Strassen, which lies in the south of the commune, has a population of 6,880.

Strassen was formed on 1 January 1850, when it was detached from the commune of Bertrange. The law forming Strassen was passed on the 6 August 1849.[1]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ (French)/(German) Mémorial A, 1849, No. 78 (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved on 2006-08-15.
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Coordinates: 49°37′N, 6°04′E

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