Lintgen

Lintgen Lëntgen
Commune
The church
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Lintgen highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°43′00″N 6°08′00″E / 49.7167°N 6.1333°ECoordinates: 49°43′00″N 6°08′00″E / 49.7167°N 6.1333°E
Country	Luxembourg
District	Luxembourg
Canton	Mersch
Government
• Mayor	Henri Wurth
Area
• Total	15.25 km^2 (5.89 sq mi)
Area rank	77 of 105
Highest elevation	414 m (1,358 ft)
• Rank	39th of 105
Lowest elevation	216 m (709 ft)
• Rank	34th of 105
Population (2014)
• Total	2,770
• Rank	49th of 105
• Density	180/km^2 (470/sq mi)
• Density rank	38th of 105
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00012007
Website	lintgen.lu

Lintgen (Luxembourgish: Lëntgen) is a commune and small town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated on the river Alzette.

As of 2005, the town of Lintgen, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 1,686. The number of inhabitants keeps on increasing, therefore ten years later, in 2015 there is approximately 2,798 persons living in Lintgen. Another town within the commune is Gosseldange.

External links

• Media related to Lintgen at Wikimedia Commons