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Bascharage
Sign in to saveBascharage (; ; ; all , in contrast to "Upper Charage/Käerjeng/Kerschen") is a town and a former commune in south-western Luxembourg. Since 2012, it is part of the commune of Käerjeng.
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Place details
- Locality
- Käerjeng
- Region
- Capellen
- Country
- Lëtzebuerg
- Population
- 4,645
- Timezone
- Europe/Luxembourg
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Bascharage
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Former commune
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Bascharage.JPG
- Settlement.image_shield
- Blason ville lux Bascharage.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Map Bascharage.PNG
- Settlement.mapsize
- 200px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Map of Luxembourg with Bascharage highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Canton
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Capellen
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone1
- CET
- Settlement.utc_offset1
- +1
- Settlement.timezone1_DST
- CEST
- Settlement.utc_offset1_DST
- +2
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 5955
- Area
- 19.14
- Elevation
- 285
- Official website
- www.bascharage.lu
- Image
- Käerjeng, Bascharage (101).jpg
- Dialing code
- 27 50
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- Commons category
- Bascharage
- postal code
- 4958–4959
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Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- The old township Bascharage
- Former commune
- Amorial Bearings
- Mayors since 1858
- Geography
- Gemeng Käerjeng (commune of Käerjeng)
- Economy
- Sports
- Notable residents
- References
Bascharage (; ; ; all , in contrast to "Upper Charage/Käerjeng/Kerschen") is a town and a former commune in south-western Luxembourg. Since 2012, it is part of the commune of Käerjeng.
== History == Bascharage with the other towns like Linger, Hautcharage, and Pétange were owned by the "Hoheit Kerschen". The first known reference to them was on April 4, 1281, for obtaining their freedom under the law of Beamont "Freiheitsbrief nach Böhmerrecht". The freedom of Clemency probably happened in 1260.