Betzdorf (Luxembourgish: Betzder [ˈbætsdɐ] ) is a commune and town in the canton of Grevenmacher, in eastern Luxembourg.
Betzdorf Betzder (Luxembourgish) | |
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![]() Town hall | |
![]() Map of Luxembourg with Betzdorf highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red | |
Coordinates: 49°41′15″N 6°21′00″E / 49.6875°N 6.35°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Canton | Grevenmacher |
Area | |
• Total | 26.08 km2 (10.07 sq mi) |
• Rank | 34th of 100 |
Highest elevation | 358 m (1,175 ft) |
• Rank | 79th of 100 |
Lowest elevation | 218 m (715 ft) |
• Rank | 34th of 100 |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 4,105 |
• Rank | 42nd of 100 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
• Rank | 49th of 100 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
LAU 2 | LU0001101 |
Website | betzdorf.lu |
As of 2024[update], the town of Betzdorf, which lies in the north-east of the commune, has a population of 288 inhabitants.[1] Other settlements within the commune include the commune's administrative centre, Berg,[2] as well as Mensdorf, Olingen, and Roodt-sur-Syre.[3]
Betzdorf Castle is the birthplace of Grand Duke Henri and is now the headquarters of SES, the world's largest satellite operator in terms of revenue and one of the four largest components of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange's main LuxX Index.
Population
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/48/Grand_Duke_Henri_at_the_Enthronement_of_Naruhito_%281%29.jpg/100px-Grand_Duke_Henri_at_the_Enthronement_of_Naruhito_%281%29.jpg)
Notable people
- Bernard Molitor (1755–1833), a Luxembourgish cabinet-maker.
Aristocracy
- Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria (born 1954), her father's eldest child
- Henri, Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1955), Grand Duke of Luxembourg.
- Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein (born 1957), princess of two current realms
List of mayors
Name | Start | End |
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Jean Engel | 1800 | 1807 |
Jean Baptiste Weidert | 1808 | 1816 |
Peter Erpelding | 1816 | 1823 |
Hubert Petry | 1823 | 1843 |
François Hoffmann Snr. | 1844 | 1854 |
Nicolas Erpelding | 1855 | 1870 |
Christophe Weber | 1871 | 1888 |
Nikolas Metzdorf | 1889 | 1901 |
François Hoffmann Jnr. | 1902 | 1908 |
Johann-Peter Heinen | 1909 | 1930 |
Jean Barthel | 1930 | 1947[note 1] |
Maurice Meyer | 1947 | 1954 |
Jean-Pierre Mangen | 1954 | 1963 |
Jean-Pierre Dondelinger | 1964 | 1975 |
Guy Engel | 1976 | 1981 |
René Muller | 1982 | 1987 |
Rhett Sinner | 1988 | 1999 |
Marie-Josée Frank | 2000 | 2011 |
Rhett Sinner | 2011 | 2014 |
Edgar Arendt | 2014 | 2017 |
Jean-François Wirtz | 2017 | 2023 |
Footnotes
References
External links
Media related to Betzdorf (Luxembourg) at Wikimedia Commons
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