Attert
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For the river, see Attert (river).
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| Coordinates: 49°45′N 5°47′E / 49.75°N 5.783°E | |||
| Country | Belgium | ||
| Region | Wallonia | ||
| Community | French Community | ||
| Province | Luxembourg | ||
| Arrondissement | Arlon | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Joseph Arens | ||
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| • Total | 70.94 km2 (27.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2010)[1] | |||
| • Total | 5,019 | ||
| • Density | 70.7/km2 (183.2/sq mi) | ||
| Postal codes | 6717 | ||
| Area codes | 063 | ||
| Website | www.attert.be (French) | ||
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Map of Attert
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Attert (Atert in Luxembourgish, Ater in Walloon) is a Walloon municipality of Belgium located in the province of Luxembourg.
On 1 January 2007 the municipality, which covers 70.94 km², had 4,802 inhabitants, giving a population density of 67.7 inhabitants per km².
The municipality falls within the Luxembourgish-speaking Arelerland and several street name signs are bilingual.
[edit] Sister cities
Attert is twinned with:[2]
Taktaharkány (Hungary) since 2003
Kruishoutem (Belgium) since 2004
Bakałarzewo (Poland) since 2005
Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo)
[edit] Old postcards and photo gallery
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Old Postcard of the Attert tram stop
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Old Postcard of "Entreprise Nels"
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Tontelange in 1876 -
The country border between Oberpallen and Tontelange (marker #121)
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- ^ Population per municipality on 1 January 2010 (XLS; 221 KB)
- ^ Twinning page on official site (French).
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