Lorentzweiler

Lorentzweiler Luerenzweiler
Commune
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Lorentzweiler highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates:
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Mersch
Area
• Total	17.45 km2 (6.74 sq mi)
• Rank	65th of 100
Highest elevation	436 m (1,430 ft)
• Rank	25th of 100
Lowest elevation	219 m (719 ft)
• Rank	35th of 100
Population  (2023)
• Total	4,521
• Rank	41st of 100
• Density	260/km2 (670/sq mi)
• Rank	33rd of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000408
Website	lorentzweiler.lu

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

As of 2024, the town of Lorentzweiler, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 1,545. Other towns within the commune include Blaschette, Bofferdange, and Helmdange, Hunsdorf.

Population

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Notable people

• Jos Wohlfart (1920–2000), a Luxembourgish politician, served on the communal council of Lorentzweiler for 20 years from 1950.
• Emile Haag (born 1942), a Luxembourgish historian, trade unionist and former principal of the Athénée de Luxembourg.
• Prince Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg (born 1981), the heir apparent to the crown of Luxembourg, attended primary school in Lorentzweiler.
• Prince Félix of Luxembourg (born 1984), also attended primary school at Lorentzweiler.

External links

• Media related to Lorentzweiler at Wikimedia Commons