Lintgen

Lintgen (Luxembourgish: Lëntgen) is a commune and small town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated on the river Alzette.

Lintgen

Lëntgen
The church
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Lintgen highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49.7167°N 6.1333°E / 49.7167; 6.1333
Country Luxembourg
CantonMersch
Area
  Total15.25 km2 (5.89 sq mi)
Area rank75th of 102
Highest elevation
414 m (1,358 ft)
  Rank39th of 102
Lowest elevation
216 m (709 ft)
  Rank33rd of 102
Population
 (2018)
  Total3,039
  Rank51st of 102
  Density200/km2 (520/sq mi)
  Density rank38th of 102
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2LU0000407
Websitelintgen.lu

As of 2005, the town of Lintgen, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 1,686. The number of inhabitants keeps on increasing, therefore ten years later, in 2015 there are approximately 2,798 people living in Lintgen. Another town within the commune is Gosseldange.

References

    • Media related to Lintgen at Wikimedia Commons



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