Schieren

Schieren
Schieren train station and church
Schieren train station and church
Coat of arms of Schieren
Map of Luxembourg with Schieren highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Map of Luxembourg with Schieren highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°50′00″N 6°06′00″E / 49.8333°N 6.1°E / 49.8333; 6.1
Country Luxembourg
CantonDiekirch
Government
 • MayorJean-Paul Zeimet
Area
 • Total10.41 km2 (4.02 sq mi)
 • Rank94th of 100
Highest elevation
515 m (1,690 ft)
 • Rank15th of 100
Lowest elevation
198 m (650 ft)
 • Rank24th of 100
Population
 • Total2,156
 • Rank73rd of 100
 • Density210/km2 (540/sq mi)
  • Rank39th of 100
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2LU0000609
Websiteschieren.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

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  1. ^ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1850, No. 18" (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
  2. ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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