Hautcharage
Hautcharage (Luxembourgish: Uewerkäerjeng, German: Oberkerschen) is a small town in the commune of Käerjeng, in south-western Luxembourg.
Geography[]
Neighbouring towns include Clemency, Fingig, Hivange, Schouweiler, Bascharage and Linger.
The small river Mierbaach, which rises at the Boufferdenger Muer, flows through Hautcharage.
History[]
The church in Hautcharage was built in the 18th century in Baroque style.
Sport[]
Hautcharage used to be home to a football club, Jeunesse Hautcharage, which won the Luxembourg Cup in 1971. As a result, Hautcharage qualified for the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup; in the first round, Hautcharage drew Chelsea, and lost 21-0 on aggregate, which remains a European record defeat. In 1997, the club merged with neighbours , forming UN Käerjeng 97, which is based in Bascharage.
Notable residents[]
- Michel Wolter, former mayor and Minister of the Interior
- Henri Kellen, Olympic cyclist (1948)[1]
References[]
- ^ "Henri Kellen Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
External links[]
- Official website, Gemeng Käerjeng (in Luxembourgish and French)
- Bascharage
- Towns in Luxembourg