Bertrange

Bertrange Bartreng
Commune
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Bertrange highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°36′40″N 6°03′00″E / 49.6111°N 6.05°ECoordinates: 49°36′40″N 6°03′00″E / 49.6111°N 6.05°E
Country	Luxembourg
District	Luxembourg
Canton	Luxembourg
Government
• Mayor	Frank Colabianchi
Area
• Total	17.39 km^2 (6.71 sq mi)
Area rank	69 of 105
Highest elevation	352 m (1,155 ft)
• Rank	87th of 105
Lowest elevation	277 m (909 ft)
• Rank	82nd of 105
Population (2014)
• Total	6,572
• Rank	19th of 105
• Density	380/km^2 (980/sq mi)
• Density rank	20th of 105
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00011002
Website	bertrange.lu

Bertrange (Luxembourgish: Bartreng, German: Bartringen) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is located 6.5 km west of Luxembourg City.

As of 2006, the town of Bertrange, which lies in the north-east of the commune, has a population of 6,021 of which just over half are Luxembourgers. Over 60 different nationalities live in the commune.

To the north of the town of Bertrange, on the other side of the route d'Arlon, is the village of Tossenberg, next to which is Luxembourg's largest shopping centre, La Belle Etoile.

History

The Treveri, a Gallic tribe, inhabited the region for several hundred years until they were conquered by Julius Caesar in 54 BC. During the Gallo-Roman era which lasted until about 450, the Romans built a number of roads in the area including the Kiem (Latin caminus, road) linking Trier to Reims. It passed through Strassen (Strata) to what is now Bertrange at Tossenberg where there was a refreshment post for travellers and continued to nearby Mamer (Mambra), a Roman vicus, and Arlon (Orolauneum). Another road connected Tossenberg to Titelberg near Rodange. Evidence of Gallo-Roman and indeed Treveri inhabitants in Bertrange was found during excavations starting 1997.^[1]

There was probably a feudal castle in Bertrange as its lords are mentioned in documents establishing the freedom of Echternach in 1226 and of Luxembourg in 1243.^[2]

Politics

Like nearby Luxembourg City, Bertrange is one of the strongest communes for the Democratic Party (DP), with 47% of the vote cast in the 2005 communal elections being for the DP.^[3] In the communal council, the DP rules outright, with six of the eleven councillors. The mayor is consequently the DP candidate, Frank Colabianchi, who heads an administration also consisting of two échevins.^[4]

See also

• Schauwenburg Castle

References

1. Jean Krier, Grandes découvertes à Bertrange-Bourmicht, National Museum of History and Art, Musée Info [13], 2000, 1-2, 6-9.
2. Monuments historiques from Commune de Bertrange official site. Retrieved 28 November 2007. Archived November 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
3. "Vie sociale" (PDF) (in French). Statec. 2007. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
4. "Conseil communal" (in French). Commune of Bertrange. Archived from the original on 2008-01-18. Retrieved 2008-02-08.

External links

Media related to Bertrange (Luxembourg) at Wikimedia Commons

• Commune of Bertrange official website