Erpeldange

Erpeldange

Ierpeldeng
Erpeldange ; Ierpeldeng
Commune
	Coat of arms
	Map of Luxembourg with Erpeldange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
	Coordinates: 49°51′N 6°06′E / 49.85°N 6.1°ECoordinates: 49°51′N 6°06′E / 49.85°N 6.1°E
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Diekirch
Area
• Total	17.97 km2 (6.94 sq mi)
Area rank	64th of 102
Highest elevation	459 m (1,506 ft)
• Rank	24th of 102
Lowest elevation	190 m (620 ft)
• Rank	21st of 102
Population (2018)
• Total	2,339
• Rank	63rd of 102
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
• Density rank	56th of 102
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
	LU0000604
Website	erpeldange.lu

Erpeldange-sur-Sûre (Luxembourgish: Ierpeldeng op der Sauer, German: Erpeldingen an der Sauer) is a commune and small town in north-eastern Luxembourg. It lies along the river Sûre, between Ettelbruck and Diekirch. It is part of the canton of Diekirch.

As of 2001, the town of Erpeldange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 818. Other towns within the commune include Burden and Ingeldorf

Erpeldange-sur-Sûre was formed on 1 July 1850, when it was detached from the commune of Ettelbruck, along with the commune of Schieren. The law forming Erpeldange-sur-Sûre was passed on the 22 January 1850.^[1]

Erpeldange Castle now houses the commune's administrative offices. It has a history dating from the 13th century.^[2]

Sûre River at Erpeldange-sur-Sûre

Erpeldange, church (l'église de la Conversion-de-Saint-Paul) in the street

References[]

^ {{fr icon"Mémorial A, 1850, No. 18" (PDF) (in German). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
^ "Histoire" Archived 2009-12-01 at the Wayback Machine, Commune d'Erpeldange. (in French) Retrieved 26 March 2011.

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[1] {{fr icon"Mémorial A, 1850, No. 18" (PDF) (in German). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-15.

[2] "Histoire" Archived 2009-12-01 at the Wayback Machine, Commune d'Erpeldange. (in French) Retrieved 26 March 2011.

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