Mondercange

Mondercange (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃dɛʁkɑ̃ʒ]; Luxembourgish: Monnerech [ˈmonəʀəɕ]; German: Monnerich [ˈmɔnəʁɪç]) is a commune in the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette in south-western Luxembourg. As of 2023^[update] the commune has a population of 7,119 inhabitants.

Mondercange Monnerech (Luxembourgish) Monnerich (German)
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Mondercange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49.5319°N 5.9889°E / 49.5319; 5.9889
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Esch-sur-Alzette
Government
• Mayor	Jeannot Fürpass
Area
• Total	21.4 km2 (8.3 sq mi)
• Rank	50th of 100
Highest elevation	337 m (1,106 ft)
• Rank	89th of 100
Lowest elevation	273 m (896 ft)
• Rank	74th of 100
Population  (2024)
• Total	7,292
• Rank	20th of 100
• Density	340/km2 (880/sq mi)
• Rank	81st of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000208
Website	mondercange.lu

As of 2024^[update], the town of Mondercange, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 3,948.^[1] Other towns within the commune include Bergem, Foetz and Pontpierre.

Population

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Sports

Mondercange is home to the Luxembourg Football Federation, the governing body for football in Luxembourg.^[3] The local football team FC Mondercange, who compete in Luxembourg's second-tier National Division, play their home matches at the commune's Stade Communal.^[4]

The karting track in Modercange was used by Michael Schumacher and Jarno Trulli, amongst others, at the beginning of their racing careers owing to Luxembourg's low age restrictions for karting licences.^[5][6]

Notable people

• Hubert Loutsch (1878–1946), a Luxembourgish politician; the tenth Prime Minister of Luxembourg in 1915/1916.