Alzingen
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Alzingen ( German ) Alzeng ( lux. ) Hesperingen municipality
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| Coordinates : | 49 ° 34 ' N , 6 ° 10' E | |
| Residents : | 2167 (Dec. 31, 2019) | |
Location of Alzingen in Luxembourg
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 Church in Alzingen
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Alzingen ( Luxembourgish : Alzeng ) is a medium-sized Luxembourgish village in the municipality of Hesperingen . It is located in the Gutland region and belongs to the canton of Luxembourg . The village is located about 6 km south of Luxembourg City and has 2167 inhabitants (as of 2019).
location
The place is located on the Alzette and is surrounded by its neighboring villages Fentingen in the west and Hesperingen and Itzig in the north. The national road 3 between Luxembourg and Frisingen runs through the town center.
history
Before Alzingen fell under the administration of Hesperingen on January 2, 1823 , the village formed an independent municipality together with the neighboring towns of Fentingen and Kockelscheuer .
In the 19th century, a local brickworks made clay roof tiles .
Between 1882 and 1955, the Luxembourg – Remich narrow-gauge railway , also known as Jhangeli , ran through Alzingen.
Culture and sights
The history of the church in Alzingen, consecrated to St. Joseph , dates back to the 9th century. Its Romanesque tower with the three bells consecrated in 1962 , the oldest part of the building, is now inclined to the west so that it can be seen with the naked eye. The church has existed in its current form since the end of 1885, when it was enlarged through extensive construction work. The Alzinger church was last renovated between July 1998 and March 2000. In the course of this renovation, the magnificent baroque altar from the 18th century , which had been removed from the church for decades, was re-erected.
Outside the church there is a cemetery chapel built in 1895 (the actual cemetery was moved to the outskirts in 1958) and a restored cross from 1730.
Personalities
- Albert Bousser (1906–1995), politician
swell
- Nature, culture and history in the municipality of Hesperange, Pétange 2004
