Differdange

Differdange Déifferdeng
Commune
Differdange and its steel factory
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Differdange highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°31′20″N 5°53′30″E / 49.5222°N 5.8917°ECoordinates: 49°31′20″N 5°53′30″E / 49.5222°N 5.8917°E
Country	Luxembourg
District	Luxembourg
Canton	Esch-sur-Alzette
Government
• Mayor	Claude Meisch
Area
• Total	22.18 km^2 (8.56 sq mi)
Area rank	44 of 105
Highest elevation	427 m (1,401 ft)
• Rank	30th of 105
Lowest elevation	277 m (909 ft)
• Rank	82nd of 105
Population (2014)
• Total	23,571
• Rank	3rd of 105
• Density	1,100/km^2 (2,800/sq mi)
• Density rank	6th of 105
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00010002
Website	differdange.lu

Differdange (Luxembourgish: Déifferdeng, German: Differdingen) is a commune with town status in south-western Luxembourg. Differdange is an industrial town that was home to much of Luxembourg's steel production, and lies near the borders with Belgium and France. It is in the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg.

As of 2001, the town of Differdange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 10,248. Other towns within the commune include Lasauvage, Niederkorn, and Oberkorn.

Differdange Castle, located on a hill in the centre of the town, dates from 1577 although there was an earlier fortified castle of Differdange dating from around 1310. Today's residential castle is used by Miami University.^[1]

Differdange is home to Miami University's Dolibois European Center and the Centre for Population, Poverty and Public Policy Studies (CEPS/INSTEAD).

It is also home to football team FC Differdange 03.

References

1. "Schloss Differdingen", Restena. (German) Retrieved 17 March 2011.

External links

• Media related to Differdange at Wikimedia Commons
• Commune of Differdange official website