Tandel
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Tandel Tandel | ||
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Commune | ||
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Map of Luxembourg with Tandel highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red | ||
Country | Luxembourg | |
District | Diekirch | |
Canton | Vianden | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Ali Kaes | |
Area | ||
• Total | 41.72 km2 (16.11 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 8th of 116 | |
Highest elevation | 537 m (1,762 ft) | |
• Rank | 8th of 116 | |
Lowest elevation | 190 m (620 ft) | |
• Rank | 24th of 116 | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 1,693 | |
• Rank | 71st of 116 | |
• Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) | |
• Density rank | 83rd of 116 | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
LAU 2 | LU00004001 | |
Website | tandel.lu |
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 villages within the commune include Bastendorf, Bettel, Brandenbourg, Fouhren and Longsdorf.
The commune of Tandel was formed on 1 January 2006 from the former communes of Bastendorf (in the canton of Diekirch) and Fouhren (in the canton of Vianden). The law creating Tandel was passed on 21 December 2004.[1]
References
- ↑ (French) "Mémorial A, 2004, No. 216" (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
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Coordinates: 49°54′N 6°11′E / 49.900°N 6.183°E
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