Esch-sur-Sûre Dam

The Esch-sur-Sûre Dam is an arch dam on the River Sauer just upstream of Esch-sur-Sûre in the Wiltz canton of Luxembourg. The primary purpose of the dam and its reservoir, Upper Sûre Lake, is to provide municipal water supply and hydroelectric power generation.

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Type: Dam
Description: architectural structure
Also known as: “Esch-sur-Sure Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Esch-sur-Sûre Castle and Église de la Nativité de la Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie.

Esch-sur-Sûre Castle

Castle

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Esch-sur-Sûre Castle, now a ruin, is located on a spur in the small town of Esch-sur-Sûre in the north-west of Luxembourg. It is naturally protected by a sharp meander in the River Sûre which surrounds the town and the castle on three sides. Esch-sur-Sûre Castle is situated 790 metres east of Esch-sur-Sûre Dam.

Église de la Nativité de la Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie

Church

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Église de la Nativité de la Bienheureuse-Vierge-Marie is a church, which is situated 1 km east of Esch-sur-Sûre Dam.

Église Saint-Hubert

Church

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Église Saint-Hubert is a church, which is situated 2 km northwest of Esch-sur-Sûre Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Esch-sur-Sûre and Kaundorf.

Esch-sur-Sûre

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Esch-sur-Sûre is a commune and small town in north-western Luxembourg, situated in the canton of Wiltz. At one point it was the second smallest commune by area in Luxembourg, until Neunhausen and Heiderscheid were merged into it in 2011.

Kaundorf

Village

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Kaundorf is a village in the commune of Lac de la Haute-Sûre, in north-western Luxembourg. As of 2025, the village has a population of 396 and is known for its WWII era underground bunkers, built to hide refugees.