Erpeldange

Erpeldange
Erpeldange; Ierpeldeng
	Commune
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	Coat of arms of Erpeldange; Coat of arms
	Coat of arms of Erpeldange; Coat of arms
	Map of Luxembourg with Erpeldange highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red; Map of Luxembourg with Erpeldange highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red
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Country	Luxembourg
District	Diekirch
Canton	Diekirch
Government
• Mayor	Claude Gleis
Area
• Total	17.97 km2 (6.94 sq mi)
Area rank	65 of 105
Highest elevation	459 m (1,506 ft)
• Rank	24th of 105
Lowest elevation	190 m (620 ft)
• Rank	22nd of 105
Population (2014)
• Total	2,347
• Rank	58th of 105
• Density	130/km2 (340/sq mi)
• Density rank	53rd of 105
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00002006
Website	erpeldange.lu

Erpeldange (Luxembourgish: Ierpeldeng, German: Erpeldingen) is a commune and small town in north-eastern Luxembourg. It lies along the river Sauer, between Ettelbruck and Diekirch. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch.

As of 2001^[update], the town of Erpeldange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 818. Other towns within the commune include Burden and Ingeldorf

Erpeldange was formed on 1 July 1850, when it was detached from the commune of Ettelbruck, along with the commune of Schieren. The law forming Erpeldange was passed on the 22 January 1850.^[1]

Erpeldange Castle now houses the commune's administrative offices. It has a history dating from the 13th century.^[2]

File:Sûre bij Erpeldange.jpg

Sauer River at Erpeldange

References

↑ (French)/(German) Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
↑ "Histoire", Commune d'Erpeldange. (French) Retrieved 26 March 2011.