Betzdorf, Luxembourg

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Betzdorf

Betzder
Commune
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Betzdorf
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Betzdorf highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Map of Luxembourg with Betzdorf highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°41′15″N 6°21′00″E / 49.6875°N 6.35°E / 49.6875; 6.35Coordinates: 49°41′15″N 6°21′00″E / 49.6875°N 6.35°E / 49.6875; 6.35
Country Luxembourg
CantonGrevenmacher
Area
 • Total26.08 km2 (10.07 sq mi)
Area rank34th of 102
Highest elevation
358 m (1,175 ft)
 • Rank79th of 102
Lowest elevation
218 m (715 ft)
 • Rank34th of 102
Population
 (2018)
 • Total3,888
 • Rank42nd of 102
 • Density150/km2 (390/sq mi)
 • Density rank49th of 102
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
LU0001101
Websitebetzdorf.lu

Betzdorf (Luxembourgish: Betzder [ˈbætsdɐ]) is a commune and town in the canton of Grevenmacher, in eastern Luxembourg.

As of 2017, the town of Betzdorf, which lies in the north-east of the commune, has a population of 254 inhabitants.[1] Other settlements within the commune include the commune's administrative centre, Berg,[2] as well as Mensdorf, Olingen, and Roodt-sur-Syre.[1]

Betzdorf Castle is the headquarters of SES, the world's largest satellite operator in terms of revenue and one of the four largest components of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange's main LuxX Index.

List of mayors[]

Name Start End
1800 1807
1808 1816
1816 1823
1823 1843
1844 1854
1855 1870
1871 1888
1889 1901
1902 1908
1909 1930
1930 1947[note 1]
1947 1954
1954 1963
1964 1975
1976 1981
1982 1987
1988 1999
Marie-Josée Frank 2000 2011
2012 present

Footnotes[]

  1. ^ Mayor in name only under Nazi occupation (1940 - 1944)

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "La commune en chiffres". Administration Communale de Betzdorf (in French). Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Les 5 villages". Administration Communale de Betzdorf (in French). Retrieved 2 July 2018.

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