Flaxweiler
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Flaxweiler
| native_name = {{native name|lb|Fluessweiler}}
| settlement_type = Commune
| image_skyline = Flaxweiler Luxembourg 01.jpg
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| image_shield = Coat of arms flaxweiler luxbrg.png
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| image_map = Flaxweiler map.svg
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| mapsize = 200px
| map_caption = Map of Luxembourg with Flaxweiler highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
| coordinates = {{coord|3=region:LU_type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Luxembourg}}
| subdivision_type1 = Canton
| subdivision_name1 = Grevenmacher
| established_title =
| established_date =
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = {{Luxembourg commune mayor|LAU2=1103}}
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = {{Luxembourg commune area|LAU2=1103}}
| area_rank = {{Luxembourg commune area rank|LAU2=1103}} of 100
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_max_m = {{Luxembourg commune high|LAU2=1103}}
| elevation_max_rank = {{Luxembourg commune high rank|LAU2=1103}} of 100
| elevation_min_m = {{Luxembourg commune low|LAU2=1103}}
| elevation_min_rank = {{Luxembourg commune low rank|LAU2=1103}} of 100
| population_footnotes =
| population_total = {{Luxembourg commune population|LAU2=1103}}
| population_as_of = {{Luxembourg communes statistics year}}
| population_rank = {{Luxembourg commune population rank|LAU2=1103}} of 100
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_rank = {{Luxembourg commune density rank|LAU2=1103}} of 100
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| blank_name_sec1 = LAU 2
| blank_info_sec1 = LU0001103
| website = [http://www.flaxweiler.lu flaxweiler.lu]
| footnotes =
}}
Flaxweiler ({{IPA|de|ˈflaksˌvaɪlɐ}}; {{langx|lb|Fluessweiler}}) is a commune and small town in south-eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Grevenmacher.
{{As of|2024}}, the town of Flaxweiler, which lies in the north-west of the commune, has a population of 593.{{Cite web |url=https://data.public.lu/fr/datasets/registre-national-des-personnes-physiques-rnpp-population-par-localite-population-per-locality/ |title=Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité |date=2024-01-07 |website=data.public.lu}} Other towns within the commune include Beyren, Gostingen, Niederdonven, and Oberdonven.
Population
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|y=1347, 2215, 1750, 1739, 1655, 1549, 1397, 1265, 1163, 1077, 1087, 1409, 1609, 1725, 1890, 2148, 2158, |showValues=}}
List of former mayors
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Michel Metzdorf | 1806 | 1810 |
Pierre Stemper | 1810 | 1812 |
Jean Nielles | 1813 | 1816 |
François Strasser | 1816 | 1819 |
Jean Huberty | 1819 | 1825 |
Jean Peters (first time) | 1825 | 1830 |
Michel Pettinger (first time) | 1830 | 1839 |
Jean Peters (second time) | 1840 | 1848 |
Michel Pettinger (second time) | 1848 | 1854 |
Jean-Pierre Huberty | 1854 | 1867 |
Michel Engel | 1867 | 1876 |
Antoine Boss | 1876 | 1887 |
Adolphe Musquar | 1889 | 1895 |
Jean Molitor | 1895 | 1928 |
Michel Schritz | 1929 | 1944Mayor in name only under Nazi occupation (1940 - 1944) |
Jean Sturm | 1945 | 1945 |
Edouard Steffes | 1946 | 1965 |
Eugène Kauffmann | 1966 | 1970 |
Roger Lenert | 1970 | 2005 |
Théo Weirich | 2005 | Present |
Footnotes
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References
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|url = http://www.journal.lu/2011/10/09/bestatigung-fur-theo-weirich/
|title = Bestätigung für Théo Weirich
|publisher = Lëtzebuerger Journal
|location = Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
|date = 9 October 2011
|access-date = 26 August 2012
|language = German
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External links
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- {{in lang|fr}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20130101034759/http://www.flaxweiler.lu/accueil Official website]
- {{cite web |url=http://www.flaxweiler.lu/la-commune-se-presente |title=Flaxweiler - Découvrir la commune |access-date=25 August 2012 |last= |first= |date= |year= |publisher=Commune of Flaxweiler |language=fr |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507083624/http://www.flaxweiler.lu/la-commune-se-presente |archive-date=7 May 2011 |url-status=dead }}
{{Geographic location
|Centre = Flaxweiler
|NE = Grevenmacher
|E = Wormeldange
|S = Lenningen
|SW = Schuttrange (L)
|NW = Betzdorf
}}
{{Communes of Luxembourg}}
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Category:Communes in Grevenmacher (canton)
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