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Bertrange Bartreng
Commune

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Map of Luxembourg with Bertrange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°36′40″N 6°03′00″E / 49.6111°N 6.05°E / 49.6111; 6.05
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Luxembourg
Area
• Total	17.39 km² (6.71 sq mi)
• Rank	67th of 100
Highest elevation	352 m (1,155 ft)
• Rank	84th of 100
Lowest elevation	277 m (909 ft)
• Rank	79th of 100
Population (2023)
• Total	8,668
• Rank	17th of 100
• Density	500/km² (1,300/sq mi)
• Rank	19th of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000301
Website	bertrange.lu

Bertrange (French pronunciation: [bɛʁtʁɑ̃ʒ]; Luxembourgish: Bartreng [ˈbɑχtʀeŋ] ^ⓘ; German: Bartringen [baʁtʁɪŋən]) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is located 6.5 km west of Luxembourg City.

As of 2023^[update], the commune has a population of 8,668, of which just over half are Luxembourgers. People of over 102 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.

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Population

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Politics

Like nearby Luxembourg City, Bertrange is one of the strongest communes for the Democratic Party (DP), with 51.1% of the votes cast in the 2023 communal elections being for the DP. In the communal council, the DP rules outright, with seven of the eleven councillors. The mayor is Monique Smit-Thijs of the DP, who heads an administration also consisting of two échevins.^[4]

Twin Town — Sister City

Bertrange is twinned with:^[5]

Santa Maria Nuova, Italy

References

^ Jean Krier, Grandes découvertes à Bertrange-Bourmicht, National Museum of History and Art, Musée Info [13], 2000, 1-2, 6-9.
^ Monuments historiques from Commune de Bertrange official site. Retrieved 28 November 2007. Archived November 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Archived from the original on 2016-09-12. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^ "Le collège échevinal". bertrange.lu (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-18.
^ Bertrange Bulletin 03/19 (in German), Bertrange, p. 4