Tandel

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Tandel
Tandel
Coat of arms of Tandel
Location of Tandel in Luxembourg
Administration
Country Luxembourg
District (Dark grey) Diekirch
Canton (Dark red) Vianden
LAU 2 LU00004001
Mayor Ali Kaes
Geography
Area
  - Rank
41.72 km² (16.11 sq mi)
8th of 116
Highest point
  - Rank
537 m (1,762 ft)
=8th of 116
Lowest point
  - Rank
190 m (623 ft)
=24th of 116
Population
Population (2005)
  - Rank
1,577
67th of 116
Density (2005)
  - Rank
37.80 /km² (97.9 /sq mi)
98th of 116
List of communes of Luxembourg

Tandel is a commune and village in eastern Luxembourg, in the canton of Vianden. It lies close to the border with Germany.

As of 2001, the village of Tandel, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 87. Other towns within the commune include Bastendorf, Bettel, Brandenbourg, and Fouhren.

Tandel was formed on 1 January 2006 from the former communes of Bastendorf (in Diekirch) and Fouhren (in Vianden). The law creating Tandel was passed on 21 December 2004.[1]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ (French) Mémorial A, 2004, No. 216 (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved on 2006-08-15.

Coordinates: 49°54′N, 6°11′E