Préizerdaul

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Préizerdaul
Préizerdaul
Coat of arms of Préizerdaul
Location of Préizerdaul in Luxembourg
Administration
Country Luxembourg
District (Dark grey) Diekirch
Canton (Dark red) Redange
LAU 2 LU00003002
Mayor Emile Calmes
Geography
Area
  - Rank
15.60 km² (6.02 sq mi)
77th of 116
Highest point
  - Rank
402 m (1,319 ft)
=56th of 116
Lowest point
  - Rank
255 m (837 ft)
=65th of 116
Population
Population (2005)
  - Rank
1,322
79th of 116
Density (2005)
  - Rank
84.74 /km² (219.5 /sq mi)
62nd of 116
List of communes of Luxembourg

Préizerdaul 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.

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

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ (French) Mémorial A, 2001, No. 91 (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved on 2006-08-11.

Coordinates: 49°47′39″N, 5°56′15″E