Schifflange

Schifflange is a commune and town in south-western . It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette. As of 2023, the commune has a population of 11,363.
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  • Type: Town with 11,300 residents
  • Description: commune in the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
  • Also known as: “Commune de Schifflange”, “Commune of Schifflange”, “Gemeinde Schifflange”, “Gemeinde Schifflingen”, “Gemeng Schëffleng”, and “LU0214”
  • Postal codes: L-3810, L-3811, L-3812, L-3813, L-3814, L-3815, L-3816, L-3817, L-3818, L-3819, L-3820, L-3821, L-3822, L-3823, L-3824, L-3825, L-3826, L-3830, L-3831, L-3832, L-3833, L-3834, L-3835, L-3836, L-3837, L-3838, L-3839, L-3840, L-3841, L-3842, L-3843, L-3850, L-3851, L-3852, L-3853, L-3854, L-3855, L-3856, L-3857, L-3858, L-3859, L-3860, L-3861, L-3862, L-3863, L-3864, L-3870, L-3871, L-3872, L-3873, L-3874, L-3875, L-3876, L-3877, L-3878, L-3879, L-3880, L-3881, L-3882, L-3883, L-3884, and L-4149
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Places of Interest

Highlights: Schifflange railway station and Église Saint-Martin.

Railway station
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is a railway station serving Schifflange, in south-western . It is operated by Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois, the state-owned railway company.

Church
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is a church.

Electrical substation
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is an electrical substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Land of the Red Rocks and Foetz.

The , also known as the Esch-sur-Alzette canton, is the southwestmost region of .

Village
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is a small town located in the commune of , in south-western . As of 2025, it has a population of 621 inhabitants.

Town
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The Land of the Red Rocks, also known as the canton, is the southwestmost region of .

Schifflange

Latitude
49.50627° or 49° 30′ 23″ north
Longitude
6.01182° or 6° 0′ 43″ east
Population
11,300
Elevation
292 metres (958 feet)
UN/LOCODE
LU SFG
Open location code
8FX8G246+GP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 247368754
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2960102
Wiki­data ID
Q669155
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In Other Languages

From Aragonese to Zeeuws—“Schifflange” goes by many names.
  • Aragonese: “Schëffleng”
  • Belarusian: “Шыфланж”
  • Belarusian: “Шыфлянж”
  • Catalan: “Schifflange”
  • Cebuano: “Schifflange”
  • Chinese: “希夫朗日”
  • Danish: “Schifflange”
  • Dutch: “Schifflange”
  • French: “Schifflange”
  • German: “Schifflange”
  • German: “Schifflingen”
  • Hungarian: “Schifflange”
  • Italian: “Schifflange”
  • Japanese: “シフフランジュ”
  • Lithuanian: “Šiflanžas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Schëffleng”
  • Malay: “Schifflange”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Schifflange”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Schifflange”
  • Norwegian: “Schifflange”
  • Persian: “شیفلانژ”
  • Polish: “Schifflange”
  • Portuguese: “Schifflange”
  • Romanian: “Schifflange”
  • Russian: “Шиффланж”
  • Slovak: “Schifflange”
  • Spanish: “Schifflange”
  • Swahili: “Schifflange”
  • Swedish: “Schifflange”
  • Swiss German: “Schëffleng”
  • Turkish: “Schifflange”
  • Ukrainian: “Шиффланж”
  • Zeeuws: “Schifflange”
  • “Schifflange”

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