Erpeldange-sur-Sûre

Erpeldange

Ierpeldeng
Erpeldange Ierpeldeng
Commune
	Coat of arms
	Map of Luxembourg with Erpeldange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
	Coordinates: 49°51′50″N 6°06′50″E / 49.8639°N 6.1139°E
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Diekirch
Area
• Total	17.97 km2 (6.94 sq mi)
• Rank	64th of 102
Highest elevation	459 m (1,506 ft)
• Rank	24th of 102
Lowest elevation	190 m (620 ft)
• Rank	21st of 102
Population (2023)
• Total	2,429
• Rank	63rd of 102
• Density	140/km2 (350/sq mi)
• Rank	56th of 102
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000604
Website	erpeldange.lu

Erpeldange-sur-Sûre (Luxembourgish: Ierpeldeng op der Sauer, German: Erpeldingen an der Sauer) is a commune and small town in north-eastern Luxembourg. It lies along the river Sûre, between Ettelbruck and Diekirch. It is part of the canton of Diekirch.

As of 2001^[update], the town of Erpeldange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 818. Other towns within the commune include Burden and Ingeldorf

Erpeldange-sur-Sûre was formed on 1 July 1850, when it was detached from the commune of Ettelbruck, along with the commune of Schieren. The law forming Erpeldange-sur-Sûre was passed on the 22 January 1850.^[1]

Erpeldange Castle now houses the commune's administrative offices. It has a history dating from the 13th century.^[2]

References

^ {{fr icon"Mémorial A, 1850, No. 18" (PDF) (in German). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
^ "Histoire" Archived 2009-12-01 at the Wayback Machine, Commune d'Erpeldange. (in French) Retrieved 26 March 2011.