Weimerskirch Explained

Weimerskirch
Native Name Lang:lb
Settlement Type:Quarter
Mapsize:175px
Map Alt:Map of Luxembourg City, with Weimerskirch highlighted
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Luxembourg
Subdivision Type1:Commune
Subdivision Name1:Luxembourg City
Unit Pref:metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.1051
Population As Of:31 December 2022
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:2414
Population Density Km2:auto
Demographics Type1:Nationality
Demographics1 Title1:Luxembourgish
Demographics1 Title2:Other
Demographics1 Info1:27.58%
Demographics1 Info2:72.42%

Weimerskirch (pronounced as /lb/) is a quarter in north-eastern Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg., the quarter has a population of 2,414 inhabitants.

The current district Weimerskirch is called the "little parish" of the city of Luxembourg. In 723 the Franconian Meier gave Charles Martel the Abbey of St. Maximin, Trier, three estates (fiefs), one's own church, Ecclesia Vidmar, later called Wimariecclesia. The territory declared by the gift of real estate in question, why throughout the centuries Weimerskirch the mother parish for a large part of present-day territory of the city of Luxembourg was, and many later emerged from the parish church area.

Weimerskirch was, until the 1950s, known as the residence of the Yenish that has been called Lakerten Dëppegéisser. By 1900 the number of families living here Yenish is estimated to be forty. Yenish is the Weimerskirch still not received written and oral tradition. Thus there are still a number to popular expressions, which are known mainly the native Weimerskirch and it engages occasionally in their expression.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Weimerskirch. www.vdl.lu. Ville de Luxembourg. 11 May 2018. fr.
  2. Web site: Statistiques sur la Ville de Luxembourg: Etat de Population - 2012. www.vdl.lu. Ville de Luxembourg. 14 January 2024. fr.