Hesperange
Hesperange is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located south-east of Luxembourg City.
The total population of the commune is 16,443 as of 2023, making it the seventh-most populous in the country.
, the town of Hesperange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 3,019. Other towns within the commune include Alzingen, Fentange, Howald, and Itzig. Each of these five towns has a population of over 1,000, making Hesperange unique amongst Luxembourgish communes in having five towns with over a thousand inhabitants.
Hesperange Castle, now a ruin, has a history dating from the 13th century.
Hesperange has a park called Hesper Park which has a memorial commemorating the death of three American soldiers who died in a tank accident on the nearby bridge over the Alzette river on 26 December 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge.
Notable people
- Albert Bousser, a Luxembourgish politician, railway inspector, trade unionist and Mayor of Hesperange
- Roger Manderscheid, a writer, won the Batty Weber Prize in 1990
- Vicky Krieps, a Luxembourgish-German actress