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Commune in Redange, Luxembourg
Préizerdaul
Commune
Coat of arms of PréizerdaulCoat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Préizerdaul highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark redMap of Luxembourg with Préizerdaul highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°47′39″N 5°56′15″E / 49.7942°N 5.9375°E / 49.7942; 5.9375
Country Luxembourg
CantonRedange
Government
 • MayorMarc Gergen
Area
 • Total15.6 km (6.0 sq mi)
 • Rank72nd of 100
Highest elevation402 m (1,319 ft)
 • Rank48th of 100
Lowest elevation255 m (837 ft)
 • Rank58th of 100
Population
 • Total1,827
 • Rank85th of 100
 • Density120/km (300/sq mi)
  • Rank3rd of 100
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2LU0000702
Websitepreizerdaul.lu

Préizerdaul (Luxembourgish pronunciation: [ˈpʀəɪ̯tsɐdɑʊ̯l] ) is a commune in western Luxembourg, in the canton of Redange. Until 17 July 2001, it was known as Bettborn, after its administrative centre. 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.

Population

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Notable people

  • James Schwebach (1847 in Platen – 1921) a Luxembourgian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church & Bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse in Wisconsin, 1892/1921
  • Emile Calmes (born 1954 in Luxembourg City), a Luxembourgish politician; became Mayor of Préizerdaul in 1982

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Luxembourg

Préizerdaul is twinned with:

References

  1. "Mémorial A, 2001, No. 91" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2004. Retrieved 2006-08-11.
  2. "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. "Préizerdauler noriichten 1/2019" (PDF). preizerdaul.lu (in German). Préizerdaul. p. 31. Retrieved 2019-09-08.

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Places adjacent to Préizerdaul
Rambrouch Wahl Grosbous
Préizerdaul Vichten
Redange
Useldange
Communes of Luxembourg
Canton of Capellen
Canton of Clervaux
Canton of Diekirch
Canton of Echternach
Canton of Esch-sur-Alzette
Canton of Grevenmacher
Canton of Luxembourg
Canton of Mersch
Canton of Redange
Canton of Remich
Canton of Vianden
Canton of Wiltz


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