Larochette

Larochette (; Luxembourgish: Fiels, German: Fels) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated on the White Ernz river. The town is dominated by the partly ruined Larochette Castle.

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Settlement.mapsize: 200px
Settlement.name: Larochette
Settlement.native_name: Fiels
Settlement.native_name_lang: lb
Settlement.settlement_type: Commune
Settlement.image_skyline: Larochette.jpg
Settlement.image_shield: Coat of arms larochette luxbrg.png
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.image_map: Larochette map.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Map of Luxembourg with Larochette highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Canton
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Mersch
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_rank: of 100
Settlement.elevation_max_rank: of 100
Settlement.elevation_min_rank: of 100

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Instance of: municipality of Luxembourg
Has part: Meysembourg
Country: Luxembourg
Located in: Canton of Mersch
Population: 2230
Area: 15.40
Elevation: 298
Shares border with: Vallée de l'Ernz
Official website: www.larochette.lu
Image: Larochette 01.jpg

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Commons category: Larochette
topic's main category: Category:Larochette
located in/on physical feature: Little Switzerland

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The town of Larochette lies in the north-east of the commune. Other towns within the commune include Ernzen.

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