Munshausen

Munshausen Munzen
—  Commune  —
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Munshausen highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red
Country	Luxembourg
District	Diekirch
Canton	Clervaux
Government
- Mayor	Emile Eicher
Area
- Total	25.57 km2 (9.9 sq mi)
Area rank	31st of 116
Highest elevation	548 m (1,798 ft)
- Rank	3rd of 116
Lowest elevation	283 m (928 ft)
- Rank	94th of 116
Population (2009)
- Total	1,089
- Rank	93rd of 116
- Density	42.6/km2 (110.3/sq mi)
- Density rank	98th of 116
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00001005
Website	munshausen.lu

Munshausen (Luxembourgish: Munzen) is a commune and village in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux.

As of 2007^[update], the village of Munshausen, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 172, while the commune of Munshausen has a population of 1,034. Other settlements within the commune are Drauffelt (169 inhabitants), Marnach (581), Roder (61), and Siebenaler (51).

Geography

Munshausen is situated in the north-eastern part of Luxembourg. Communes around are Hosingen in the south, Kiischpelt and Eschweiler in the southwest, Clervaux in the north-west and Heinerscheid in the north. In the east, the river Our forms a natural boundary to Germany.

Munshausen is part of the Oesling, the Luxembourgish part of the Ardennes. The landscape is composed of free plateaus at an average altitude of 1650 ft, cut by several narrow riverbeds. The axis Hosingen-Heinerscheid, passing through Marnach, is the dividing line between the basins of the river Clerve in the west and the river Our in the east.

History

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Politics

External links

• Homepage
• Weatherstation in Drauffelt

Coordinates: 50°02′N 6°02′E / 50.033°N 6.033°E / 50.033; 6.033