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Pettingen

Pettingen is a village in the commune of , in central . In 2025, the village had a population of 249. in the center of the village is one of the best-preserved fortified castles in the country.
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  • Type: Village with 246 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Luxembourg
  • Also known as: “Pittange” and “Pittigen”
  • Postal code: L-7463

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pettingen Castle and Église Saint-Jean-Baptiste.

Ruins
Photo: Ipigott, CC0.
is located in the village of Pettingen some 4 km north of in central . It is one of the best preserved fortified castles in the country.

Church
Photo: Johnny Chicago, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a church.

Church
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is a church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Moesdorf and Essingen.

Village
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is a small town in the commune of , in central . As of 2025, the town has a population of 507.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a small town in the commune of , in central . As of 2025, the town had a population of 1,260. It is situated approximately 16 km from the capital city of Luxembourg, as the crow flies.

Pettingen

Latitude
49.77039° or 49° 46′ 13″ north
Longitude
6.10719° or 6° 6′ 26″ east
Population
246
Elevation
218 metres (715 feet)
Open location code
8FX8Q4C4+5V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 289857091
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2960183
Wiki­data ID
Q652899
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Turkish—“Pettingen” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Pettingen”
  • Cebuano: “Pettingen”
  • Dutch: “Pettingen”
  • French: “Pettingen”
  • Greek: “Πέτεν”
  • Greek: “Πετινζέν”
  • Irish: “Pettingen”
  • Luxembourgish: “Pëtten”
  • Luxembourgish: “Reiler”
  • Malay: “Pettingen”
  • Polish: “Pettingen”
  • Swedish: “Pettingen”
  • Turkish: “Pettingen”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Pettingen”. Photo: Christian Ries, CC BY-SA 3.0.