Oberkorn

Oberkorn is a town in the commune of Differdange in south-western Luxembourg., the town had a population of 4,751.

Etymology

Both the towns of Oberkorn and Niederkorn get their names from the river D'Kuer in Luxembourgish or the Chiers in English and French or Korn in German. The river Chiers is a right tributary of the Meuse. The source of the Chiers is near . The Chiers flows roughly in western direction, and crosses the border with Belgium and flows through Athus.

The administration of this town falls under the commune of Differdange together with other towns Niederkorn, Lasauvage, Differdange-Fousbann.

Oberkorn has couple of primary schools Ecole Prince Henri and Um bok.
Lunex University, located in Oberkorn, offers graduate and specialist programs in physiotherapy, sport and exercise science, and sport management.

FC Differdange 03's home stadium is located in Oberkorn. That apart the two football clubs CS Oberkorn and FC Luna Oberkorn also play in that locality.
Oberkorn also has an outdoor and indoor swimming pool with training and coaching facilities at .
Sports centre Parc des Sports is Differdange commune's sport complex offering martial arts, boxing and handball.
There is also an athletic field in this town.