Schieren
Schieren | |
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Coordinates: 49°50′00″N 6°06′00″E / 49.8333°N 6.1°E | |
Country | Luxembourg |
Canton | Diekirch |
Area | |
• Total | 10.41 km2 (4.02 sq mi) |
• Rank | 94th of 100 |
Highest elevation | 515 m (1,690 ft) |
• Rank | 15th of 100 |
Lowest elevation | 198 m (650 ft) |
• Rank | 24th of 100 |
Population | |
• Total | 2,156 |
• Rank | 73rd of 100 |
• Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) |
• Rank | 39th of 100 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
LAU 2 | LU0000609 |
Website | schieren.lu |
Schieren is a commune and town in central Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch.
Schieren is served by a railway station, and the commune encompasses the hamlet of Birtrange, which contains Birtrange castle.
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 22 January 1850.[1]
In 1894, Schieren established a fire station with five volunteer firefighters. It contains a church.
Population
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Footnotes
[edit]- ^ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1850, No. 18" (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
- ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Schieren (Luxembourg) at Wikimedia Commons
- (in French) Commune of Schieren official website
- (in German) Unofficial website on local activities