Mondercange
Mondercange
Monnerech | |
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 Town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Map of Luxembourg with Mondercange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red | |
| Coordinates: 49°31′55″N 5°59′20″E / 49.5319°N 5.9889°E | |
| Country |  Luxembourg |
| Canton | Esch-sur-Alzette |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jeannot Fürpass |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.4 km2 (8.3 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 50th of 102 |
| Highest elevation | 337 m (1,106 ft) |
| • Rank | 89th of 102 |
| Lowest elevation | 273 m (896 ft) |
| • Rank | 74th of 102 |
| Population (2023) | |
| • Total | 7,119 |
| • Rank | 19th of 102 |
| • Density | 330/km2 (860/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 81st of 102 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| LAU 2 | LU0000208 |
| Website | mondercange.lu |
Mondercange (Luxembourgish: Monnerech [ˈmonəʀəɕ]; German: Monnerich) is a commune in the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette in south-western Luxembourg. It derives its name from its principal town, Mondercange. As of 2018[update] the commune has a population of 6,936 inhabitants.[1]
As of 2017[update], the town of Mondercange, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 3,532.[2] Other villages within the commune include Bergem, Foetz, and Pontpierre.[2]
Population
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Sports
Mondercange is home to the Luxembourg Football Federation, the governing body for football in Luxembourg.[4] The local football team FC Mondercange, who compete in Luxembourg's second-tier Division of Honour, play their home matches at the commune's Stade Communal.[citation needed]
The karting track in Modercange was used by Michael Schumacher and Jarno Trulli, amongst others, at the beginning of their racing careers owing to Luxembourg's low age restrictions for karting licences.[5][6]
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics. "Population estimates for UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland – current datasets". statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- ^ a b "Commune de Mondercange - En chiffres". www.mondercange.lu (in French). 20 July 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2019. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Fédération Luxembourgeoise de Football - Administration fédérale". www.flf.lu. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "About us - Karting Mondercange". www.kart.lu. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
- ^ "Michael Schumacher". www.mschumacher.com. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
External links
Media related to Mondercange at Wikimedia Commons
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