Niederkerschen

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Niederkerschen ( German )
Nidderkäerjeng ( lux. ) Bascharage ( French )Template: Infobox district of a municipality in Germany / maintenance / alternative name
Template: Infobox district of a municipality in Germany / maintenance / alternative name
Käerjeng municipality
Coat of arms of Niederkerschen
Coordinates : 49 ° 34 '  N , 5 ° 55'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 34 '2 "  N , 5 ° 54' 41"  E
Area : 19.14 km²
Residents : 5460 (Jan. 1, 2014)
Niederkerschen (Luxembourg)
Niederkerschen
Location of Niederkerschen in Luxembourg
Niederkerschen (2008)
Niederkerschen (2008)

Niederkerschen ( Luxembourgish Nidderkäerjeng , French Bascharage ) is a former municipality and today's district of Käerjeng in Luxembourg.

history

Niederkerschen, which with the villages of Linger, Oberkerschen and Petingen belonged to the "Highness Kerschen", is first mentioned on April 4, 1281. At that time it received the «Liberty Letter according to Bohemian Law». Küntzig's independence may have taken place in 1260.

After the French came to power (1794–1815), the “Highness Kerschen” became the “Municipalité cantonale Bascharage” with the communities of Niederkerschen, Küntzig, Mamer, Garnich and Dippach. This resulted in the "Mairie de Bascharage" (community of Niederkerschen) with the villages of Niederkerschen, Oberkerschen and Linger. The first mayor was Pierre Clement in 1800; the first mayor of Küntzig was called Pierre Decker.

Even if Niederkerschen does not belong to the Minette region from a geological point of view, the local history is closely linked to that of the Luxembourg steel industry. The steel crisis in the 1970s caused many residents to lose their jobs.

Old church

Until 2011, Niederkerschen was an independent municipality with the villages of Niederkerschen, Oberkerschen, Linger, Bommert and Am Schack. On January 1, 2012, the communities of Niederkerschen and Küntzig merged to form Käerjeng.

geography

The Korn , a tributary of the Meuse , flows through Niederkerschen.

economy

Thirty years ago, an industrial zone with local and regional branches of large European companies such as General Motors , Luxguard and Delphi Automotive was established in Niederkerschen . Niederkerschen is the seat of the Brasserie Nationale , the largest Luxembourg brewery. With Sales-Lentz, one of the largest bus and travel companies in Luxembourg is based in Niederkerschen.

coat of arms

The coat of arms of the former community of Niederkerschen was recorded by law on July 21, 1969. The coat of arms consists of a cross made up of silver mouths. There is also a label of five azure tags.

Mayor from 1858 to 2011

  • Jean Nicolas Schumacher
  • Pierre Schütz
  • Jules Hemmer
  • Jean Peschong
  • Théophile Aubart
  • Nicolas Meyers
  • Robert Steichen
  • Marcel Gillen
  • André Siebenbour
  • Joseph Thill
  • Jean Christophe
  • Jeannot Halsdorf
  • Michel Wolter

Niederkerschen-Sassenheim train station

Niederkerschen-Sassenheim train station

The Niederkerschen-Sassenheim train station is a Luxembourg train station and is located in the municipality of Käerjeng, near Sassenheim .

The Niederkerschen stop was opened on September 8, 1900. The old building for travelers was destroyed after 1981. The station is completely renovated and equipped with an additional track (2010). The stop is operated by the CFL (National Company of Luxembourg Railways) and is served by the regional express (RE) and regional train (RB) passenger trains. These drive in the direction of Luxembourg , Pétange , Rodingen and Longwy .

The Nidderkäerjéng-Sanem train station is at 309 meters above sea level at kilometer 17,000 on line 7 from Luxembourg to Pétange between the stations Schouweiler and Pétange . In addition to parking and storage facilities, there have also been ticket machines since 2014.

Sports

Personalities

References and comments

  1. ↑ Gemeng Käerjeng: Population ( Memento of the original from January 30, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kaerjeng.lu

Web links

Commons : Bascharage  - collection of images, videos and audio files
Commons : Bahnhof Niederkerschen-Sassenheim  - Collection of images, videos and audio files