Préizerdaul

Préizerdaul
Commune
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Préizerdaul highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°47′39″N 5°56′15″E / 49.7942°N 5.9375°ECoordinates: 49°47′39″N 5°56′15″E / 49.7942°N 5.9375°E
Country	Luxembourg
District	Diekirch
Canton	Redange
Government
• Mayor	Fernand Heyart
Area
• Total	15.6 km^2 (6.0 sq mi)
Area rank	74 of 105
Highest elevation	402 m (1,319 ft)
• Rank	48th of 105
Lowest elevation	255 m (837 ft)
• Rank	61st of 105
Population (2014)
• Total	1,574
• Rank	82nd of 105
• Density	100/km^2 (260/sq mi)
• Density rank	61st of 105
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00003002
Website	preizerdaul.lu

Préizerdaul is a commune in western Luxembourg, in the canton of Redange. Until 17 July 2001, it was known as Bettborn, after its administrative centre.^[1] Préizerdaul was the first commune to change its name since before the First World War; to date, it is the only commune to have changed its name to a name of Luxembourgish origin.

Towns within the commune include Bettborn, Platen, Pratz, and Reimberg.

References

1. "Mémorial A, 2001, No. 91" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-11.

External links

• Media related to Préizerdaul at Wikimedia Commons