Préizerdaul
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Préizerdaul | ||
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Commune | ||
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Map of Luxembourg with Préizerdaul highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red | ||
Country | Luxembourg | |
District | Diekirch | |
Canton | Redange | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Emile Calmes | |
Area | ||
• Total | 15.60 km2 (6.02 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 77th of 116 | |
Highest elevation | 402 m (1,319 ft) | |
• Rank | 56th of 116 | |
Lowest elevation | 255 m (837 ft) | |
• Rank | 65th of 116 | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 1,360 | |
• Rank | 84th of 116 | |
• Density | 87/km2 (230/sq mi) | |
• Density rank | 63rd of 116 | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
LAU 2 | LU00003002 | |
Website | preizerdaul.lu |
Préizerdaul is a commune in western Luxembourg, in the canton of Redange. Until 17 July 2001, it was known as Bettborn, after its administrative centre.[1] Préizerdaul was the first commune to change its name since before the First World War; to date, it is the only commune to have changed its name to a name of Luxembourgish origin.
Towns within the commune include Bettborn, Platen, Pratz, and Reimberg.
Footnotes
- ↑ (French) "Mémorial A, 2001, No. 91" (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-11.
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Coordinates: 49°47′39″N 5°56′15″E / 49.79417°N 5.93750°E
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