Steinsel Steesel | |
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Commune | |
Coat of arms | |
Map of Luxembourg with Steinsel highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red | |
Coordinates: 49°40′35″N 6°07′25″E / 49.6764°N 6.1236°E / 49.6764; 6.1236 | |
Country | Luxembourg |
Canton | Luxembourg |
Government | |
• Mayor | Fernand Marchetti |
Area | |
• Total | 21.81 km (8.42 sq mi) |
• Rank | 47th of 100 |
Highest elevation | 373 m (1,224 ft) |
• Rank | 71st of 100 |
Lowest elevation | 241 m (791 ft) |
• Rank | 47th of 100 |
Population | |
• Total | 5,539 |
• Rank | 27th of 100 |
• Density | 250/km (660/sq mi) |
• Rank | 31st of 100 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
LAU 2 | LU0000308 |
Website | steinsel.lu |
Steinsel (Luxembourgish: Steesel [ˈʃteːzəl] ) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg. It is located north of Luxembourg City.
As of 2023, the town of Steinsel, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 2,549. Other towns within the commune include Heisdorf and Mullendorf.
Like most of Luxembourg, Steinsel has an oceanic climate. On 25 July 2019, Steinsel recorded a temperature of 40.8 °C (105.4 °F), which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Luxembourg.
Notable people
- Pierre Dupong (1885–1953), a Luxembourgish politician and statesman; the 16th Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving from 1937 to 1953,
Population
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References
- "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
- "40,8 °C: Neuer offizieller Temperaturrekord in Luxemburg" [40.8 °C: New official temperature record in Luxembourg] (in German). AgriMeteo. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
External links
- Media related to Steinsel at Wikimedia Commons
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