| Rosport Rouspert |
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| Bridge over the Sauer river | |||
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| Map of Luxembourg with Rosport highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red | |||
| Country | Luxembourg | ||
| District | Grevenmacher | ||
| Canton | Echternach | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Romain Osweiler | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 29.49 km2 (11.4 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 20th of 116 | ||
| Highest elevation | 381 m (1,250 ft) | ||
| • Rank | 80th of 116 | ||
| Lowest elevation | 143 m (469 ft) | ||
| • Rank | 9th of 116 | ||
| Population (2009) | |||
| • Total | 2,022 | ||
| • Rank | 57th of 116 | ||
| • Density | 68.6/km2 (177.6/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 79th of 116 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| LAU 2 | LU00006007 | ||
Rosport (Luxembourgish: Rouspert) is a commune and small town in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Echternach, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher.
As of 2005[update], the town of Rosport, which lies in the north-east of the commune, has a population of 656. Other towns within the commune include Dickweiler, Girst, Girsterklaus, Hinkel, Osweiler, and Steinheim.
Rosport Castle, built in 1892, was the home of the Luxembourg inventor Henri Tudor. Since May 2009, the castle has been home to the Tudor Museum where there is an exhibition based on his development of the lead–acid battery.[1]
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