Rosport

Rosport Rouspert
Commune
Henri Tudor house, now town hall
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Rosport highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°48′20″N 6°30′10″E / 49.8056°N 6.5028°ECoordinates: 49°48′20″N 6°30′10″E / 49.8056°N 6.5028°E
Country	Luxembourg
District	Grevenmacher
Canton	Echternach
Government
• Mayor	Romain Osweiler
Area
• Total	29.49 km^2 (11.39 sq mi)
Area rank	24 of 105
Highest elevation	381 m (1,250 ft)
• Rank	72nd of 105
Lowest elevation	143 m (469 ft)
• Rank	8th of 105
Population (2014)
• Total	2,109
• Rank	63rd of 105
• Density	72/km^2 (190/sq mi)
• Density rank	77th of 105
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00006007
Website	rosport.lu

Rosport (Luxembourgish: Rouspert) is a commune and small town in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Echternach, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher.

As of 2005, the town of Rosport, which lies in the north-east of the commune, has a population of 656. Other towns within the commune include Dickweiler, Girst, Girsterklaus, Hinkel, Osweiler, and Steinheim.

Rosport Castle, built in 1892, was the home of the Luxembourg inventor Henri Tudor. Since May 2009, the castle has been home to the Tudor Museum where there is an exhibition based on his development of the lead–acid battery.^[1]

References

1. "Historique du musée", Musée Tudor. (French). Retrieved 30 March 2011.

External links

• Media related to Rosport at Wikimedia Commons