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Country
  
Luxembourg

Area rank
  
69 of 105

Lowest elevation
  
277 m (909 ft)

Area
  
17.39 km²

Lau 2
  
11002

Canton
  
Luxembourg

Highest elevation
  
352 m (1,155 ft)

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Local time
  
Sunday 1:53 AM

Bertrange

Weather
  
6°C, Wind SW at 19 km/h, 90% Humidity

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Bertrange (Luxembourgish: Bartreng [ˈbaʀtʀæŋ], German: Bartringen) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is located 6.5 km west of Luxembourg City.

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Map of Bertrange, Luxembourg

As of 2006, the town of Bertrange, which lies in the north-east of the commune, has a population of 6,021 of which just over half are Luxembourgers. Over 60 different nationalities live in the commune.

To the north of the town of Bertrange, on the other side of the route d'Arlon, is the village of Tossenberg, next to which is Luxembourg's largest shopping centre, La Belle Etoile.

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History

The Treveri, a Gallic tribe, inhabited the region for several hundred years until they were conquered by Julius Caesar in 54 BC. During the Gallo-Roman era which lasted until about 450, the Romans built a number of roads in the area including the Kiem (Latin caminus, road) linking Trier to Reims. It passed through Strassen (Strata) to what is now Bertrange at Tossenberg where there was a refreshment post for travellers and continued to nearby Mamer (Mambra), a Roman vicus, and Arlon (Orolauneum). Another road connected Tossenberg to Titelberg near Rodange. Evidence of Gallo-Roman and indeed Treveri inhabitants in Bertrange was found during excavations starting 1997.

There was probably a feudal castle in Bertrange as its lords are mentioned in documents establishing the freedom of Echternach in 1226 and of Luxembourg in 1243.

Politics

Like nearby Luxembourg City, Bertrange is one of the strongest communes for the Democratic Party (DP), with 47% of the vote cast in the 2005 communal elections being for the DP. In the communal council, the DP rules outright, with six of the eleven councillors. The mayor is consequently the DP candidate, Frank Colabianchi, who heads an administration also consisting of two échevins.

References

Bertrange Wikipedia