Clervaux
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Clervaux (French pronunciation: [klɛʁvo]; Luxembourgish: Clierf [kliːɐ̯f] ⓘ or (locally) Cliärref; German: Clerf) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, situated in the canton of the same name.
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Clervaux
Clierf, Cliärref | |
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Coordinates: 50.05°N 6.0333°E / 50.05; 6.0333 | |
Country | Luxembourg |
Canton | Clervaux |
Area | |
• Total | 85.05 km2 (32.84 sq mi) |
• Rank | 2nd of 100 |
Highest elevation | 548 m (1,798 ft) |
• Rank | 3rd of 100 |
Lowest elevation | 276 m (906 ft) |
• Rank | 77th of 100 |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 6,021 |
• Rank | 28th of 100 |
• Density | 71/km2 (180/sq mi) |
• Rank | 84th of 100 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
LAU 2 | LU0000501 |
Website | clervaux.lu |
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The town's arms, granted in 1896, show three blackbirds on a gold ground in the chief of a red shield, as a variation of the arms of the former Lords of Clervaux.[1]
As of 2024[update], the town of Clervaux, which lies in the southwest of the commune, has a population of 1,572.[2]