Lintgen

Lintgen
Lëntgen
Commune

The church

Coat of arms

Map of Luxembourg with Lintgen highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°43′00″N 6°08′00″E / 49.7167°N 6.1333°E / 49.7167; 6.1333Coordinates: 49°43′00″N 6°08′00″E / 49.7167°N 6.1333°E / 49.7167; 6.1333
Country  Luxembourg
Canton Mersch
Government
  Mayor Henri Wurth
Area
  Total 15.25 km2 (5.89 sq mi)
Area rank 77 of 105
Highest elevation 414 m (1,358 ft)
  Rank 39th of 105
Lowest elevation 216 m (709 ft)
  Rank 34th of 105
Population (2014)
  Total 2,770
  Rank 49th of 105
  Density 180/km2 (470/sq mi)
  Density rank 38th of 105
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2 LU00012007
Website lintgen.lu

Lintgen (Luxembourgish: Lëntgen) is a commune and small town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated on the river Alzette.

As of 2005, the town of Lintgen, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 1,686. The number of inhabitants keeps on increasing, therefore ten years later, in 2015 there is approximately 2,798 persons living in Lintgen. Another town within the commune is Gosseldange.


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