Steinsel
Steinsel
Steesel | |
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Coat of arms | |
Map of Luxembourg with Steinsel highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red | |
| Coordinates: 49°40′35″N 6°07′25″E / 49.6764°N 6.1236°E | |
| Country | Luxembourg |
| Canton | Luxembourg |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Fernand Marchetti |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.81 km2 (8.42 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 47th of 100 |
| Highest elevation | 373 m (1,224 ft) |
| • Rank | 71st of 100 |
| Lowest elevation | 241 m (791 ft) |
| • Rank | 47th of 100 |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 6,018 |
| • Rank | 29th of 100 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (710/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 31st of 100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| LAU 2 | LU0000308 |
| Website | steinsel.lu |
Steinsel (Luxembourgish: Steesel [ˈʃteːzəl] ⓘ) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg. It is located north of Luxembourg City.
As of 2023, the town of Steinsel, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 2,549. Other towns within the commune include Heisdorf and Mullendorf.[1]
Like most of Luxembourg, Steinsel has an oceanic climate. On 25 July 2019, Steinsel recorded a temperature of 40.8 °C (105.4 °F), which is the highest temperature recorded in Luxembourg since records began in 1838.[2][3]
Geography
The commune of Steinsel is situated north of Walferdange, in the Alzette valley, and is the northernmost commune in the Canton of Luxembourg. It is split in two by the Alzette, with the towns of Steinsel and Mullendorf lying to its west, and Heisdorf lying to its east.
Notable people
- Pierre Dupong (1885–1953), a Luxembourgish politician and statesman; the 16th Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving from 1937 to 1953,
Population
References
- ^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
- ^ "40,8 °C: Neuer offizieller Temperaturrekord in Luxemburg" [40.8 °C: New official temperature record in Luxembourg] (in German). AgriMeteo. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ Speciale, Antony (2025-07-02). "Chaleur au Luxembourg: de quand date le record de température et combien faisait-il?". virgule.lu (in French).
- ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
External links
- Media related to Steinsel at Wikimedia Commons