Hesperange | |
Native Name: | |
Settlement Type: | Commune |
Mapsize: | 200px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | Canton |
Subdivision Name1: | Luxembourg |
Leader Party: | CSV |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Marc Lies |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Rank: | of 100 |
Elevation Max Rank: | of 100 |
Elevation Min Rank: | of 100 |
Population Rank: | of 100 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Density Rank: | of 100 |
Timezone1: | CET |
Utc Offset1: | +1 |
Timezone1 Dst: | CEST |
Utc Offset1 Dst: | +2 |
Blank Name Sec1: | LAU 2 |
Blank Info Sec1: | LU0000303 |
Website: | hesperange.lu |
Hesperange (pronounced as /fr/; lb|Hesper in Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch pronounced as /ˈhæspɐ/; de|Hesperingen) is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located south-east of Luxembourg City.
The total population of the commune is 16,443 as of 2023, making it the seventh-most populous in the country.
, the town of Hesperange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 2,914.[1] Other towns within the commune include Alzingen, Fentange, Howald, and Itzig. Each of these five towns has a population of over 1,000, making Hesperange unique amongst Luxembourgish communes in having five towns with over a thousand inhabitants (see: List of towns in Luxembourg by population).
Hesperange Castle, now a ruin, has a history dating from the 13th century.[2]
Hesperange has a park called Hesper Park which has a memorial commemorating the death of three American soldiers who died in a tank accident on the nearby bridge over the Alzette river on 26 December 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Luxembourg.
Hesperange is twinned with:[4]
Hesperange is home of FC Swift Hesperange, a football club that plays in the top-flight National Division. The club's home games are played at Stade Alphonse Theis. They have won the Luxembourg National Division on one occasion (2022–23) and the Luxembourg Cup, also on one occasion (1989–90).