Hesperange
Hesperange (French pronunciation: [ɛspəʁɑ̃ʒ]; Luxembourgish: Hesper [ˈhæspɐ] ⓘ; German: Hesperingen) is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located south-east of Luxembourg City.
The total population of the commune is 16,443 as of 2023, making it the seventh-most populous in the country.
As of 2024[update], the town of Hesperange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 2,914.[1] Other towns within the commune include Alzingen, Fentange, Howald, and Itzig. Each of these five towns has a population of over 1,000, making Hesperange unique amongst Luxembourgish communes in having five towns with over a thousand inhabitants (see: List of towns in Luxembourg by population).
Hesperange Castle, now a ruin, has a history dating from the 13th century.[2]
Hesperange has a park called Hesper Park which has a memorial commemorating the death of three American soldiers who died in a tank accident on the nearby bridge over the Alzette river on 26 December 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge.