Tandel
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| Tandel Tandel |
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| Map of Luxembourg with Tandel highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red | |||
| Country | |||
| District | Diekirch | ||
| Canton | Vianden | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Ali Kaes | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 41.72 km2 (16.11 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 8th of 116 | ||
| Highest elevation | 537 m (1,762 ft) | ||
| • Rank | 8th of 116 | ||
| Lowest elevation | 190 m (620 ft) | ||
| • Rank | 24th of 116 | ||
| Population (2009) | |||
| • Total | 1,693 | ||
| • Rank | 71st of 116 | ||
| • Density | 41/km2 (105/sq mi) | ||
| • Density rank | 83rd of 116 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| LAU 2 | LU00004001 | ||
| Website | tandel.lu | ||
Tandel is a commune and village in eastern Luxembourg, in the canton of Vianden. It lies close to the border with Germany. As of 2001[update], the village of Tandel, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 87. Other villages within the commune include Bastendorf, Bettel, Brandenbourg, Fouhren and Longsdorf.
The commune of Tandel was formed on 1 January 2006 from the former communes of Bastendorf (in the canton of Diekirch) and Fouhren (in the canton of Vianden). The law creating Tandel was passed on 21 December 2004.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ (French) "Mémorial A, 2004, No. 216" (PDF). Service central de législation. http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2004/2163112/2163112.pdf#page=2. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
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Coordinates: 49°54′N 6°11′E / 49.9°N 6.183°E
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