Mamer
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| Basic data | |
 Town hall in Mamer |
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| State : |
 Luxembourg
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| Coordinates : | 49 ° 38 ' N , 6 ° 1' E |
| Canton : | Chapels |
| Residents : | 9730 (January 1, 2019) |
| Area : | 27.5 km² |
| Population density : | 353.3 inhabitants / km² |
| Municipality number: | 0108 |
| Website: | www.mamer.lu |
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| Mayor: | Gilles Roth ( CSV ) |
| Elective system : | Proportional vote |
Mamer ( Luxembourgish Mamer ) is a municipality in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg . The village of Capellen is the capital of the canton of the same name . It is the only canton capital in Luxembourg that is not also the municipal capital.
Composition of the community
The municipality consists of the three localities
- Mamer
- Chapels
- Holzem
history
Mamer was first mentioned in an act on April 8, 960, when Countess Liutgardis gave the village of Mambra to the St. Maximin Monastery .
In 1972 remains of Roman thermal baths and a village were discovered during archaeological excavations near the Tossebierg . Today's Mamer was a resting place on a military and Roman road in Roman times.
Attractions
The well-preserved Roman thermal baths are a sight to see .
Sports
One of the sports clubs in Mamer is FC Mamer 32 .
Another sports club is the VC Mamer (volleyball). This association attaches great importance to youth work. This made it possible to win the double (consisting of championship and cup victory) with the Cadettes women in the 2014/15 season. Furthermore, you could win the Luxembourg championship for women in 2013.
Parish partnership
The French commune of Dangé-Saint-Romain in the Vienne department has been Mamer's partner municipality since 1976 .
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Josy Barthel (1927–1992), politician and Olympic champion
- Josy Braun (1938–2012), Luxembourgish writer
- Nicolas Frantz (1899–1985), Luxembourgish cyclist. 1927 and 1928 winner of the Tour de France
- Nicolaus Mameranus (1500–1567), court poet and war writer to Karel V.
- Camille Perl (1938-2018), Roman Catholic prelate
- Mars Schmit (1931–1990), Luxembourg painter
Other personalities
- Jean-Claude Juncker (* 1954), Luxembourg politician ( CSV ), Prime Minister of Luxembourg since 1995, President of the European Commission since November 1, 2014, lives in Capellen
Individual evidence
- ↑ STATEC Luxembourg - Population par canton et commune 1821–2019 (French)
- ↑ Cercle Philatélique Mamer: BARTHEL Josy ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Cercle Philatélique Mamer: MAMERANUS Nikolaus ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
