Steinfort
Steinfort
Stengefort (Luxembourgish) | |
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Coordinates: 49°39′36″N 5°54′56″E / 49.66°N 5.9156°E | |
Country | Luxembourg |
Canton | Capellen |
Government | |
• Mayor | Sammy Wagner |
Area | |
• Total | 12.16 km2 (4.70 sq mi) |
• Rank | 90th of 100 |
Highest elevation | 349 m (1,145 ft) |
• Rank | 86th of 100 |
Lowest elevation | 288 m (945 ft) |
• Rank | 89th of 100 |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 5,871 |
• Rank | 29th of 100 |
• Density | 480/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
• Rank | 20th of 100 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
LAU 2 | LU0000110 |
Website | steinfort.lu |
Steinfort (Luxembourgish: Stengefort [ˈʃtæŋəfoχt] ) is a commune and town in western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Capellen.
As of 2023[update], the town of Steinfort, which lies in the north of the commune, has a population of 3,076. Other towns within the commune include Hagen, Kleinbettingen and Grass.
Transport
[edit]Road
[edit]Steinfort lies at the Belgian/Luxembourg border on the Route d'Arlon (N6), the original road linking Luxembourg City to Arlon.
Rail
[edit]Steinfort[1] was served by the Prince Henri Railway that ran from Pétange to Ettelbruck in the north of the country. Despite the line's closure in 1967, the rails were never lifted and old rail infrastructure is still visible through Steinfort, where it crosses Route D'Arlon at a level crossing.
Nearest railway stations:
Population
[edit]Graphs are unavailable due to technical issues. There is more info on Phabricator and on MediaWiki.org. |
Notable Inhabitants
[edit]- Camille de Tornaco (1807–1880), a Belgian landowner and liberal politician.
- Jean Asselborn (born 1949), former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs.
References
[edit]- ^ Gare Stengefort
- ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Steinfort at Wikimedia Commons