Préizerdaul

Préizerdaul

Préizerdaul

Commune in Redange, Luxembourg

Préizerdaul (Luxembourgish pronunciation: [ˈpʀəɪ̯tsɐdɑʊ̯l] ⓘ) 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.

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

Population

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Notable people

  • James Schwebach (1847 in Platen – 1921) a Luxembourgian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church & Bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse in Wisconsin, 1892/1921
  • Emile Calmes (born 1954 in Luxembourg City), a Luxembourgish politician; became Mayor of Préizerdaul in 1982

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Luxembourg

Préizerdaul is twinned with:[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Mémorial A, 2001, No. 91" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2004. Retrieved 2006-08-11.
  2. [2]
    "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Préizerdauler noriichten 1/2019" (PDF). preizerdaul.lu (in German). Préizerdaul. p. 31. Retrieved 2019-09-08.


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