Strassen, Luxembourg

Strassen Stroossen
—  Commune  —
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Strassen highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red
Country	Luxembourg
District	Luxembourg
Canton	Luxembourg
Government
• Mayor	Gaston Greiveldinger
Area
• Total	10.71 km2 (4.1 sq mi)
Area rank	103rd of 116
Highest elevation	391 m (1,283 ft)
• Rank	68th of 116
Lowest elevation	265 m (869 ft)
• Rank	75th of 116
Population (2009)
• Total	6,989
• Rank	16th of 116
• Density	652.6/km2 (1,690.1/sq mi)
• Density rank	9th of 116
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00011009
Website	strassen.lu

Strassen (Luxembourgish: Stroossen) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Luxembourg, which is part of the district of Luxembourg.

In 2011, the town of Strassen has a population of 7500 citizens.

History

Strassen was formed on 1 January 1850, when it was detached from the commune of Bertrange. The law forming Strassen was passed on the 6 August 1849. The current mayor of Strassen is Gaston Greiveldinger (LSAP socialists), but in Otctober 2011 there will be the municipal elections (every 6 years). We note first that the prehistory of the town of Strassen comes from the Roman times the Latin "strata" which means military road. In that time, the Roman road leading from Trier through Arlon Strassen and Mamer up. Remains were found in 1960 during the widening of the Kiem Street. The seal of Johann Strassen (1411) and piety dating from 1500 (currently on display at the National Museum of the State), provided the basis for the municipal coat of arms created in 1976 and whose description is hieratic "Cloche d'or".

Due to a plague, one third of the population of Strassen disappear. With the cadastral maps of the time of Maria Theresia (1766) we see that the surface of Strassen was 2594.65 acres and the population numbered 417 souls.

Strassen in 1804, with some houses in Reckenthal, became a parish. In 1823 the town of Strassen unites with Bertrange, but by the law of August 6, 1849, Strassen was again separated from Bertrange with effect from 1 January 1850. Thus it formed a separate municipality with Reckenthal. At that time, there were 1300 habitants.

At that time, some Luxembourghish began to emigrate to the United States, part of which came from Strassen.

In 1854 the national poet Michel Rodange married a citizen of Strassen Leysen Magdalene and they moved to Fels and he served as a teacher.

The first water main was laid in 1908.

For a whole century, the population did not change much. Strassen in 1946 had 1400 citizens and 332 houses. In 1960 there were 1900 habitants and 20 years later 4200. On 1 January 1997 there were about 5000 habitants Strassen.

Economy

Strassen is a small town compared to others in Luxembourg city, but very modern. In the town there are numerous banks and insurances (Dexia, ING, BGL BNP Paribas, Raiffeisen, KBL, Vivium, Garanti Bank, etc. ...). In Strassen many new quarters will be built (very modern), this is due to the strong increase of population, of course, property prices are very expensive.

As in any other town in Luxembourg, Strassen has his private aquatic center (built in October 2009) named "Les Thermes", with a total cost of 37.000.000€. There is also a national center of archery and a fitness center.

Transport

Like everywhere else in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, transport in common are very effective and fast, there are buses (ecological hybrids) that connect to Luxembourg City in 15 minutes. Strassen has provided for his young citizens, a city night shuttle bus.

Education

In the municipal area, there are 4 schools, all modern and well equipped. In primary school, students lessons are in the three official languages ​​of the country, the primary in Luxembourghish and the secondary in German (even the Gouvernement is thinking about changing the secondary cycle in French) while studying as a second and third in French and English.

External links

• Official website