Schifflange
Schifflange
Schëffleng | |
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Commune | |
The railway station and bell tower | |
Coat of arms | |
Map of Luxembourg with Schifflange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red | |
Coordinates: 49°30′20″N 6°00′45″E / 49.5056°N 6.0125°ECoordinates: 49°30′20″N 6°00′45″E / 49.5056°N 6.0125°E | |
Country | Luxembourg |
Canton | Esch-sur-Alzette |
Government | |
• Mayor | Paul Weimerskirch (CSV) |
Area | |
• Total | 7.71 km2 (2.98 sq mi) |
Area rank | 99th of 102 |
Highest elevation | 406 m (1,332 ft) |
• Rank | 44th of 102 |
Lowest elevation | 275 m (902 ft) |
• Rank | 76th of 102 |
Population (2018) | |
• Total | 10,750 |
• Rank | 9th of 102 |
• Density | 1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi) |
• Density rank | 4th of 102 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
LU0000214 | |
Website | schifflange.lu |
Schifflange (Luxembourgish: Schëffleng pronounced [ˈʃəfleŋ] (listen), German: Schifflingen) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette.
As of 2014, the town of Schifflange, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 9,332.[citation needed]
Schifflange was formed on 15 August 1876, when it was detached from the commune of Esch-sur-Alzette. The law forming Schifflange was passed on the 6 July 1876.[1]
Steelworks[]
A steelworks in Schifflange was founded in 1871 by the Metz family as Usine METZ (Esch-Schifflange), the steelworks became part of ARBED in 1911. In the 1980s the plant was converted to the continuous casting of blooms, then in the 90s an electric furnace installed.[2] In 1994 the company merged with the Belgian company Métallurgique et Minière de Rodange-Athus (MMRA) forming ARES (Aciéries Rodange Esch-Schifflange). In the first decade of the 21st century ownership passed from Arcelor to ArcelorMittal, in 2008 becoming ArcelorMittal Rodange and Schifflange S.A. together with the plant in Rodange.[3]
Notable people[]
- Gilles Müller, an ATP Tour tennis player.[citation needed]
- Miralem Pjanić, footballer with FC Schifflange 95.[4]
- Monique Scheier-Schneider, secretary of the Luxembourg Ice Hockey Federation.[5]
Twin towns — sister cities[]
Schifflange is twinned with:[6]
- Drusenheim, France
References[]
- ^ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1876, No. 49" (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
- ^ "ARBED - Esch - Schifflange". www.industrie.lu (in French).
- ^ "Presentation ArcelorMittal Rodange & Schifflange S.A." www.ares.lu.
- ^ Roma, A. S. (2016-06-07). "Miralem Pjanic: This is the story of my life". AS Roma. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
- ^ Aykroyd, Lucas (2015-05-17). "IIHF class of 2015 honoured". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
- ^ "Ville jumelée". schifflange.lu (in French). Schifflange. Retrieved 2019-09-04.
External links[]
- Media related to Schifflange at Wikimedia Commons
- Official website
- Schifflange
- Communes in Esch-sur-Alzette (canton)
- Towns in Luxembourg
- Luxembourg geography stubs