Bertrange

Bertrange (French pronunciation:[bɛʁtʁɑ̃ʒ]; Luxembourgish: Bartreng[ˈbɑχtʀeŋ]^ⓘ; German: Bartringen[baʁtʁɪŋən]) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is located 6.5 km west of Luxembourg City.

As of 2023, the commune has a population of 8,668, of which just over half are Luxembourgers. People of over 102 different nationalities live in the commune.

To the north of the town of Bertrange, on the other side of the route d'Arlon, is the village of Tossenberg, next to which is Luxembourg's largest shopping centre, La Belle Etoile.

The Treveri, a Gallic tribe, inhabited the region for several hundred years until they were conquered by Julius Caesar in 54 BC. During the Gallo-Roman era which lasted until about 450, the Romans built a number of roads in the area including the Kiem (Latin caminus, road) linking Trier to Reims. It passed through Strassen (Strata) to what is now Bertrange at Tossenberg where there was a refreshment post for travellers and continued to nearby Mamer (Mambra), a Roman vicus, and Arlon (Orolauneum). Another road connected Tossenberg to Titelberg near Rodange. Evidence of Gallo-Roman and indeed Treveri inhabitants in Bertrange was found during excavations starting 1997.^[1]

There was probably a feudal castle in Bertrange as its lords are mentioned in documents establishing the freedom of Echternach in 1226 and of Luxembourg in 1243.^[2]

Al igual que la cercana ciudad de Luxemburgo, Bertrange es uno de los municipios más fuertes para el Partido Democrático (PD), con un 51,1 % de los votos emitidos en las elecciones municipales de 2023 a favor del PD. En el consejo municipal, el PD tiene la mayoría absoluta, con siete de los once concejales. La alcaldesa es Monique Smit-Thijs, del PD, quien encabeza una administración compuesta también por dos échevins . ^{[ 4 ]}

Bertrange está hermanada con: ^{[ 5 ]}

• Santa Maria Nuova , Italia

• Helfenterbruck , un bosque y un barrio semirrural exclusivo en Bertrange
• Castillo de Schauwenburg

Medios relacionados con Bertrange (Luxemburgo) en Wikimedia Commons

• Sitio web oficial del municipio de Bertrange