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Käerjeng

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Commune in Capellen, Luxembourg

Käerjeng
Commune
Bascharage
Map of Luxembourg with Käerjeng highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°35′01″N 5°54′00″E / 49.5836°N 5.9°E / 49.5836; 5.9
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Capellen
Area
• Total	33.67 km2 (13.00 sq mi)
• Rank	19th of 100
Highest elevation	395 m (1,296 ft)
• Rank	55th of 100
Lowest elevation	271 m (889 ft)
• Rank	73rd of 100
Population  (2023)
• Total	11,015
• Rank	10th of 100
• Density	330/km2 (850/sq mi)
• Rank	24th of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000104
Website	www.kaerjeng.lu

Käerjeng (Luxembourgish pronunciation: [ˈkɛːɐ̯ʒeŋ]) is a commune in southwestern Luxembourg, in the canton of Capellen. It lies on the border with Belgium. It has an area of 33.67 km².

The commune of Käerjeng was formed on 1 January 2012 from the former communes of Bascharage and Clemency. The law creating Käerjeng was passed on 24 May 2011.^[1]

With a population of approximately 11,000, Käerjeng is the 10th most-populous commune in Luxembourg.

Geography[edit]

Käerjeng is located on the dividing line of the waters of the Rhine basin (Eisch) and the watershed of the Meuse (Chiers). It is bordered by the communes of Pétange, Differdange, Sanem, Dippach, Garnich and Steinfort, as well as the Belgian border to the north-west.

Elevation: Between 247 m (810 ft) at Tapp near Linger and 362 m (1,188 ft) at Kues near Fingig.

Total area: 52.2 km² (20.15 sq mi)

Climate[edit]

Käerjeng has an oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The annual average temperature is 9.9 °C (49.8 °F), the hottest month in July is 18.7 °C (65.7 °F), and the coldest month is 1.8 °C (35.2 °F) in January. The annual precipitation is 944.2 millimetres (37.17 in), of which December is the wettest with 121.0 millimetres (4.76 in), while April is the driest with only 53.8 millimetres (2.12 in). The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from −19.1 °C (−2.4 °F) on December 24, 2001 to 38.6 °C (101.5 °F) on July 25, 2019.

Populated places[edit]

The commune consists of the following villages:

Population[edit]

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Notable people[edit]

• Claus Cito (1882–1965), a Luxembourgish expressionist sculptor, known for the Gëlle Fra
• Franz Haupert (1907–1996), a Luxembourgish gymnast; competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics
• Paul Dahm (born 1951 in Bascharage), a Luxembourgish composer.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Media related to Käerjeng at Wikimedia Commons

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