Flaxweiler
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| Basic data | |
| State : |
 Luxembourg
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| Coordinates : | 49 ° 40 ' N , 6 ° 21' E |
| Canton : | Grevenmacher |
| Residents : | 2145 (January 1, 2019) |
| Area : | 30.2 km² |
| Population density : | 71.1 inhabitants / km² |
| Municipality number: | 1103 |
| Website: | www.flaxweiler.lu |
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| Mayor: | Roger Barthelmy |
| Elective system : | Majority vote |
Flaxweiler ( Luxembourgish Fluessweiler ) is a municipality in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and belongs to the canton of Grevenmacher . It is located in the east of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, east of the capital Luxembourg . The place name refers to the useful plant flax , which was once grown there.
The municipality is made up of five villages: Flaxweiler, Gostingen, Oberdonven, Niederdonven and Beyren.
mayor
The mayors of Flaxweiler since 1802 and their respective hometowns:
- 1802–1806: Timothy Reuland, Flaxweiler
- 1806–1810: Michel Metzdorf, Flaxweiler
- 1810–1812: Pierre Stemper, Flaxweiler
- 1813–1816: Jean Nielles, Beyren
- 1816–1819: François Strasser, Flaxweiler
- 1819–1825: Jean Huberty, Flaxweiler
- 1825–1830: Jean Peters, Oberdonven
- 1830–1839: Michel Pettinger, Gostingen
- 1840–1848: Jean Peters, Oberdonven
- 1848–1854: Michel Pettinger, Gostingen
- 1854–1867: Jean-Pierre Huberty, Flaxweiler
- 1867–1876: Michel Engel, Gostingen
- 1876–1887: Antoine Boss, Buchholz
- 1889–1895: Adolphe Musquar, Buchholz
- 1896–1928: Jean Molitor, Oberdonven
- 1929–1941: Michel Schritz, Gostingen
- 1941–1944: German occupation
- 1945–1945: Jean Sturm, Beyren
- 1946–1965: Edouard Steffes, Flaxweiler
- 1966–1970: Eugène Kauffmann, Gostingen
- 1970–2005: Roger Lenert, Niederdonven
- 2006–2017: Théo Weirich, Gostingen
- 2017: Roger Barthelmy, Oberdonven
coat of arms
The municipality's coat of arms dates from October 18, 1985. The lion is derived from the coat of arms of the von Soleuvre family (black lion on a silver field). The key is derived from the coat of arms of the provosts of Grevenmacher (coat of arms of Luxembourg with an additional key). The main colors, gold and red, are derived from the coat of arms of the Meysembourg family. The five flowers symbolize the five villages in the municipality. Source: Jean-Claude Loutsch et al .: Armorial communal du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg. (Fisch, Luxembourg, 1989)
Sons and daughters
- Johann Peters (1831-1897), Catholic theologian
