- Bertrange
Infobox Luxembourg commune
name = Bertrange
luxname = Bartreng
arms = Coat of arms bertrange luxbrg.png
canton = Luxembourg
district = LuxembourgBertrange ( _lb. Bartreng, _de. Bartringen) is a commune and town in south-western
Luxembourg . It is located 6.5 km west of Luxembourg City.As of 2006 , the town of Bertrange, which lies in the north-east of the commune, has a population of 6,021 of which just over half are Luxemburgers. Over 60 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 ofTossenberg , next to which is Luxembourg's largest shopping centre,La Belle Etoile .History
The
Treveri , a Gallic tribe, inhabited the region for several hundred years until they were conquered byJulius Caesar in54 BC . During theGallo-Roman era which lasted until about450 , the Romans built a number of roads in the area including the "Kiem" (Latin "caminus", road) linkingTrier toReims . It passed through Strassen ("Strata") to what is now Bertrange at Tossenberg where there was a refreshment post for travellers and continued to nearbyMamer ("Mambra"), a Romanvicus , andArlon ("Orolauneum"). Another road connected Tossenberg toTitelberg nearRodange . Evidence ofGallo-Roman and indeedTreveri inhabitants in Bertrange was found during excavations starting 1997. [Jean Krier, Grandes découvertes à Bertrange-Bourmicht,National Museum of History and Art , Musée Info [13] , 2000, 1-2, 6-9.]There was probably a feudal castle in Bertrange as its lords are mentioned in documents establishing the freedom of
Echternach in1226 and of Luxembourg in1243 . [ [http://www.bertrange.lu/historique/chateaux_et_fermes.php Monuments historiques from Commune de Bertrange official site.] Retrieved 28 November 2007.]Politics
Like nearby Luxembourg City, Bertrange is one of the strongest communes for the Democratic Party (DP), with 47% of the vote cast in the 2005 communal elections being for the DP. [fr icon cite web |url=http://www.statistiques.public.lu/fr/publications/horizontales/annuaireStatLux/E.pdf |title=Vie sociale |accessdate=2008-02-08 |date=2007 |publisher=
Statec ] In the communal council, the DP rules outright, with six of the eleven councillors. The mayor is consequently the DP candidate,Paul Geimer , who heads an administration also consisting of two "échevins". [fr icon cite web |url=http://www.bertrange.lu/vie_politique/ |title=Conseil communal |accessdate=2008-02-08 |date= |publisher=Commune of Bertrange ]ee also
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List of mayors of Bertrange Footnotes
External links
* [http://www.bertrange.lu Commune of Bertrange official website]
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