Steinfort
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| Basic data | |
| State : |
 Luxembourg
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| Coordinates : | 49 ° 40 ' N , 5 ° 55' E |
| Canton : | Chapels |
| Residents : | 5281 (January 1, 2019) |
| Area : | 12.2 km² |
| Population density : | 434.3 inhabitants / km² |
| Municipality number: | 0110 |
| Website: | www.steinfort.lu |
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| Mayor: | Guy Pettinger ( LSAP ) |
| Elective system : | Proportional vote |
Steinfort ( Luxembourgish Stengefort ) is a municipality in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and belongs to the canton of Capellen .
Surname
The former name of Steinfort was Steynenfurt and it is assumed that this name refers to the stony ford through the Eisch that once existed here . Geologically, Steinfort is located on thick layers of sandstone .
Composition of the community
The municipality consists of the localities:
- Grass
- Hagen
- Kleinbettingen
- Steinfort
Mayor of the municipality
- 1812–1823 and 1844–1845: Pierre Schroeder, mill owner
- 1845–1848: Nicolas Fend
- 1848–1861: Jean Feyereisen
- 1861–1872: Mathias Diederich
- 1872–1902: Nicolas Diederich
- 1902: Nicolas Wagner
- 1903–1911: Robert Collart (director of the Steinfort ironworks)
- 1912–1913: Nicolas Steichen
- 1913–1918: Gustave Loosé (metallurgical engineer at the Steinfort ironworks)
- 1918: Nicolas Steichen
- 1918–1920: Emile Oswald
- 1920: Jean Wildschütz
- 1930–1938: Valentin Noesen (1926–1938 also member of parliament)
- 1938: Félix Hausmer
- 1938–1945: Joseph Wagner
- 1946–1970: Dominique Steichen (worker in the Steinfort ironworks)
- 1982-2004: Jean Asselborn
- 2004–2011: Guy Pettinger
- 2011–2017: Jean-Marie Wirth
- from 2017: Guy Pettinger
Transport and economy
Steinfort is on the Pétingen – Ettelbrück railway line . Sandstone was quarried in Steinfort as early as the Celtic and Roman times. The numerous quarries in the region point to the millennia-long importance for the region and the economy.
Until 1932 there was an Al Schmelz ironworks in Steinfort , for which the Steinfort reservoir was built.
sons and daughters of the town
- Jean Asselborn (born April 27, 1949), politician
- Nicolaus Schneider (born November 29, 1884 - † March 6, 1953), ancient orientalist
- Yvonne Useldinger (born November 6, 1921 - † February 11, 2009), politician
See also
literature
- Erny Drouet: "Schmelz" Steinfort , The Collart Family , Steinfort 2013, Center d'initiative et de gestion local Steinfort, ISBN 978-99959-0-007-6 .
Web links
Commons : Steinfort - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ STATEC Luxembourg - Population par canton et commune 1821–2019 (French)
- ↑ a b Erny Drouet: "Schmelz" Steinfort , p. 202.
- ↑ List from 1812 to 1970 according to Erny Drouet: “Schmelz” Steinfort , p. 140.