Septfontaines

Septfontaines Simmer
Commune
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Septfontaines highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates:
Country	Luxembourg
District	Luxembourg
Canton	Capellen
Government
• Mayor	Yves Even
Area
• Total	14.96 km2 (5.78 sq mi)
Area rank	80 of 105
Highest elevation	391 m (1,283 ft)
• Rank	60th of 105
Lowest elevation	247 m (810 ft)
• Rank	58th of 105
Population (2014)
• Total	833
• Rank	104th of 105
• Density	56/km2 (140/sq mi)
• Density rank	85th of 105
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00009010
Website	septfontaines.lu

Septfontaines (Luxembourgish: Simmer, German: Simmern) is a commune and small town in western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Capellen, which is part of the district of Luxembourg. As of 2001, the town of Septfontaines, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 356. Other towns within the commune include Greisch and Roodt-sur-Eisch.

Septfontaines Castle is one of the castles belonging to the Valley of the Seven Castles. Located high above the village of Septfontaines, the medieval castle is now privately owned.

Name

Siewebueren Fountain and castle in Septfontaines

The name Septfontaines is a French neologism (the local population is almost entirely Luxembourgish-speaking), derived from the older name Siebenborn (literally, 'seven springs'), which appears as the name of the town in Latin and German documents from the nineteenth century and earlier. This name is also seen in Siewebueren, the name of the town's fountain. The name Siebenborn was often abbreviated 7born in vital records.

External links

• Media related to at Wikimedia Commons
• Commune of Septfontaines official website