Schifflange

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

Schifflange Schëffleng (Luxembourgish) Schifflingen (German)
Commune
Aerial view of Schifflange
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
Canton	Esch-sur-Alzette
Government
• Mayor	Paul Weimerskirch (CSV)
Area
• Total	7.71 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
• Rank	99th of 100
Highest elevation	406 m (1,332 ft)
• Rank	44th of 100
Lowest elevation	275 m (902 ft)
• Rank	76th of 100
Population  (2025)
• Total	11,589
• Rank	9th of 100
• Density	1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi)
• Rank	4th of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000214
Website	schifflange.lu

As of 2023^[update], the commune has a population of 11,363.^[1]

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.^[2]

Steelworks

Steelworks, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, May 1995

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 1990s an electric furnace installed.^[3] 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.^[4]

The steelworks shut down in 2012 and were largely demolished starting in 2016.^[5] The site is due to be converted into a large mixed-use neighbourhood with housing for 10,000 residents, served by the planned Luxembourg-Esch-sur-Alzette light rail.^[6]

Population

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Notable people

• Astrid Lulling (born 1929), politician; former Member of the European Parliament, 1965–1974 and 1989–2014
• Jean Spautz (born 1930), politician, former Member of the European Parliament
• Norbert Haupert (born 1940), a retired athlete and currently a politician

Sport

• Jey Kugeler (1910–1983), gymnast; competed at the 1936, 1948 and the 1952 Summer Olympics
• Gilles Müller (born 1983), an ATP Tour tennis player.
• Miralem Pjanić (born 1990), footballer with FC Schifflange 95.^[8]
• Monique Scheier-Schneider (born 1954), secretary of the Luxembourg Ice Hockey Federation.^[9]

Twin towns — sister cities

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

Schifflange is twinned with:^[10]

• Drusenheim, France