Esch-sur-Sûre

Esch-sur-Sûre (Luxembourgish: Esch-Sauer, pronounced [ˌæʃˈzɑʊɐ] ^ⓘ, German: Esch-Sauer [ˌɛʃˈzaʊ̯ɐ]) is a commune and small town in north-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Wiltz, which is part of the district of Diekirch. At one point it was the second smallest commune by area in Luxembourg (after Remich), until Neunhausen and Heiderscheid were merged into it in 2011.^[1]

Esch-sur-Sûre Esch-Sauer
Commune
Esch-sur-Sûre
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Esch-sur-Sûre highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49.911°N 5.93467°E / 49.911; 5.93467
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Wiltz
Area
• Total	51.26 km2 (19.79 sq mi)
• Rank	8th of 100
Highest elevation	529 m (1,736 ft)
• Rank	10th of 100
Lowest elevation	238 m (781 ft)
• Rank	46th of 100
Population  (2023)
• Total	3,129
• Rank	56th of 100
• Density	61/km2 (160/sq mi)
• Rank	91st of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000802
Website	esch-sur-sure.lu

As of 2023^[update], the town of Esch-sur-Sûre, which lies in the north of the commune, has a population of 402.^[2]

Esch-sur-Sûre is situated by the river Sauer, just east and downstream of the artificial Upper Sauer Lake. The town's prominent AD 927 castle, and the main part of the town below, sit on a spur of a land within a sharp meander of the river.

The suffix to its name distinguishes Esch-sur-Sûre from the city of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is often known just as Esch.

Immediately above the town, the river has been dammed to form a hydroelectric reservoir extending some 6 miles (10 km) up the valley. The Upper Sauer dam was built in the 1960s to meet the country's drinking water needs.

Esch-sur-Sûre dam and reservoir

Populated places

The commune consists of the following villages:

Esch-sur-Sûre Section: Esch-sur-Sûre

Heiderscheid Section: Dirbach Eschdorf Heiderscheid Fond de Heiderscheid Merscheid Ringel Tadler Hierheck (lieu-dit)

Neunhausen Section: Bonnal Insenborn Lultzhausen Neunhausen Bourgfried (lieu-dit)

Population

^[3]

References

1. "Fusion des communes d'Esch/Sûre, Heiderscheid et Neunhausen". Legilux. Government of Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
2. "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
3. "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

External links

• Media related to Esch-sur-Sûre at Wikimedia Commons
• www.petitbourg.lu Le Paradis des Ardennes Luxembourgoises