Flaxweiler
| Flaxweiler Fluessweiler | ||
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 Map of Luxembourg with Flaxweiler highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red | ||
| Coordinates: 49°39′55″N 6°20′35″E / 49.6653°N 6.3431°ECoordinates: 49°39′55″N 6°20′35″E / 49.6653°N 6.3431°E | ||
| Country |
 Luxembourg | |
| District | Grevenmacher | |
| Canton | Grevenmacher | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | Théo Weirich | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 30.17 km2 (11.65 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 23rd of 105 | |
| Highest elevation | 387 m (1,270 ft) | |
| • Rank | 64th of 105 | |
| Lowest elevation | 208 m (682 ft) | |
| • Rank | 29th of 105 | |
| Population (2014) | ||
| • Total | 1,890 | |
| • Rank | 69th of 105 | |
| • Density | 63/km2 (160/sq mi) | |
| • Density rank | 81st of 105 | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| LAU 2 | LU00007003 | |
| Website | flaxweiler.lu | |
Flaxweiler (Luxembourgish: Fluessweiler) is a commune and small town in south-eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Grevenmacher, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher.
As of 2001, the town of Flaxweiler, which lies in the north-west of the commune, has a population of 338. Other towns within the commune include Beyren, Gostingen, Niederdonven, and Oberdonven.
The Mayor of Flaxweiler is the chief executive of the administration of the Luxembourgish commune of Flaxweiler. The incumbent mayor is Théo Weirich.
List of former mayors
| Name | Start | End |
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| Michel Metzdorf | 1806 | 1810 |
| Pierre Stemper | 1810 | 1812 |
| Jean Nielles | 1813 | 1816 |
| François Strasser | 1816 | 1819 |
| Jean Huberty | 1819 | 1825 |
| Jean Peters (first time) | 1825 | 1830 |
| Michel Pettinger (first time) | 1830 | 1839 |
| Jean Peters (second time) | 1840 | 1848 |
| Michel Pettinger (second time) | 1848 | 1854 |
| Jean-Pierre Huberty | 1854 | 1867 |
| Michel Engel | 1867 | 1876 |
| Antoine Boss | 1876 | 1887 |
| Adolphe Musquar | 1889 | 1895 |
| Jean Molitor | 1895 | 1928 |
| Michel Schritz | 1929 | 1944[note 1] |
| Jean Sturm | 1945 | 1945 |
| Edouard Steffes | 1946 | 1965 |
| Eugène Kauffmann | 1966 | 1970 |
| Roger Lenert | 1970 | 2005 |
| Théo Weirich | 2005 | present (re-elected 2011)[1] |
Footnotes
- ↑ Mayor in name only under Nazi occupation (1940 - 1944)
References
- ↑ "Bestätigung für Théo Weirich" (in German). Luxembourg City, Luxembourg: Lëtzebuerger Journal. 9 October 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
External links
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Media related to Flaxweiler at Wikimedia Commons - (French) Official website
- "Flaxweiler - Découvrir la commune" (in French). Commune of Flaxweiler. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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