Schifflange

Schifflange (Luxembourgish: Schëffleng pronounced [ˈʃəfleŋ] (listen), German: Schifflingen) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette.

Schifflange

Schëffleng
Commune
The railway station and bell tower
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Schifflange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49.5056°N 6.0125°E / 49.5056; 6.0125
Country Luxembourg
CantonEsch-sur-Alzette
Government
 • MayorPaul Weimerskirch (CSV)
Area
 • Total7.71 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Area rank99th of 102
Highest elevation
406 m (1,332 ft)
 • Rank44th of 102
Lowest elevation
275 m (902 ft)
 • Rank76th of 102
Population
 (2018)
 • Total10,750
 • Rank9th of 102
 • Density1,400/km2 (3,600/sq mi)
 • Density rank4th of 102
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2LU0000214
Websiteschifflange.lu

As of 2014, the town of Schifflange, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 9,332.

Schifflange was formed on 15 August 1876, when it was detached from the commune of Esch-sur-Alzette. The law forming Schifflange was passed on the 6 July 1876.[1]

Steelworks

A steelworks in Schifflange was founded in 1871 by the Metz family as Usine METZ (Esch-Schifflange), the steelworks became part of ARBED in 1911. In the 1980s the plant was converted to the continuous casting of blooms, then in the 90s an electric furnace installed.[2] In 1994 the company merged with the Belgian company Métallurgique et Minière de Rodange-Athus (MMRA) forming ARES (Aciéries Rodange Esch-Schifflange). In the first decade of the 21st century ownership passed from Arcelor to ArcelorMittal, in 2008 becoming ArcelorMittal Rodange and Schifflange S.A. together with the plant in Rodange.[3]

Notable people

Twin towns — sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Luxembourg

Schifflange is twinned with:[6]

References
  1. (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1876, No. 49" (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
  2. "ARBED - Esch - Schifflange". www.industrie.lu (in French).
  3. "Presentation ArcelorMittal Rodange & Schifflange S.A." www.ares.lu.
  4. Roma, A. S. (2016-06-07). "Miralem Pjanic: This is the story of my life". AS Roma. Retrieved 2018-03-24.
  5. Aykroyd, Lucas (2015-05-17). "IIHF class of 2015 honoured". International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2019-05-17.
  6. "Ville jumelée". schifflange.lu (in French). Schifflange. Retrieved 2019-09-04.



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