Contern
Contern
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Town centre of Contern | |
Map of Luxembourg with Contern highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red | |
| Coordinates: 49°35′04″N 6°13′33″E / 49.58444°N 6.22583°E | |
| Country | Luxembourg |
| Canton | Luxembourg |
| First Settlement built | approx. 2nd century |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marion Zovilé-Braquet |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.55 km2 (7.93 sq mi) |
| • Land | 20.55 km2 (7.93 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 54th of 100 |
| Highest elevation | 356 m (1,168 ft) |
| • Rank | 81st of 100 |
| Lowest elevation | 237 m (778 ft) |
| • Rank | 45th of 100 |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 4,716 |
| • Rank | 41st of 100 |
| • Density | 230/km2 (590/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 43rd of 100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| LAU 2 | LU0000302 |
| Website | contern.lu |
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Contern (Luxembourgish: Conter [ˈkontɐ] ⓘ) is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located east of Luxembourg City. As of 2024 the commune has a population of 4,513 whereas the town itself, which lies in the south-west of the commune, has a population of 1,876.
The main towns are Contern, Moutfort and Oetrange and there are two small villages, Medingen and Milbech. Additionally the commune contains the lieux-dits of Bricherhaff, Brichermillen, Kréintgeshaff, Kackerterhaff (which means "cockerel farm" in Luxembourgish), Éitermillen, Marxeknupp and Pleitrange. The commune also contains the industrial zones of Chaux de Contern, and Rosswenkel, as well as the activity zone of Weiergewan.
The town dates back to around the 9th century and was initially economically focused on farming. Having gone through various changes in governance over the centuries, the commune as it exists today was formed around the 19th century. In recent years Contern has industrialised; however, it mainly functions as a commuter town into Luxembourg City, as do most of the other settlements in the commune. As a result, Contern boasts the 10th highest median average salary out of all 102 communes in Luxembourg as of 2022.