Schieren Schieren |
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Map of Luxembourg with Schieren highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red | |||
Country | Luxembourg | ||
District | Diekirch | ||
Canton | Diekirch | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Jos Lutgen | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 10.41 km2 (4 sq mi) | ||
Area rank | 106th of 116 | ||
Highest elevation | 515 m (1,690 ft) | ||
• Rank | 19th of 116 | ||
Lowest elevation | 198 m (650 ft) | ||
• Rank | 27th of 116 | ||
Population (2009) | |||
• Total | 1,524 | ||
• Rank | 78th of 116 | ||
• Density | 146.4/km2 (379.2/sq mi) | ||
• Density rank | 47th of 116 | ||
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
LAU 2 | LU00002013 |
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[update], 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. It has a notable church.
It is located on the rail line to Diekirch.
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