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Garnich
Garnech (Luxembourgish) | |
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 Garnich church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Map of Luxembourg with Garnich highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red | |
| Coordinates: 49°36′54″N 5°57′02″E / 49.615°N 5.9506°E | |
| Country |  Luxembourg |
| Canton | Capellen |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Sonia Fischer-Fantini |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.95 km2 (8.09 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 52nd of 100 |
| Highest elevation | 398 m (1,306 ft) |
| • Rank | 52nd of 100 |
| Lowest elevation | 306 m (1,004 ft) |
| • Rank | 96th of 100 |
| Population (2025) | |
• Total | 2,311 |
| • Rank | 70th of 100 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (290/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 65th of 100 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| LAU 2 | LU0000102 |
| Website | garnich.lu |
Garnich (German pronunciation: [ˈɡaʁnɪç]; Luxembourgish: Garnech) is a commune and small town in southwestern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Capellen.
As of 2024[update], the town of Garnich, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 1292.[1] Other towns within the commune include Dahlem, Hivange, and Kahler. The commune as a whole has a population of 2,289 as of 2023.
Population
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List of mayors
[edit]| Name | Start | End |
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| Charles Metzler | 1803 | 1817 |
| Nicolas Metzler | 1817 | 1836 |
| Peter Metzler (first time) | 1836 | 1858 |
| Jean-Nicolas Arend | 1858 | 1861 |
| Peter Metzler (second time) | 1861 | 1872 |
| Johann Müller | 1873 | 1879 |
| Jacques Schmitz | 1879 | 1922 |
| Henri Franck I | 1922 | 1924 |
| Edmond Kerschen | 1925 | 1945[3] |
| Nic Arend | 1946 | 1963 |
| Félix Jemming | 1964 | 1981 |
| Eugène Dondelinger | 1982 | 1993 |
| Henri Franck II | 1994 | 2011 |
| Georges Fohl | 2011 | 2023 |
| Sonia Fischer-Fantini | 2023 | present |
References
[edit]- ^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
- ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ Mayor in name only under Nazi occupation (1940 - 1944)
External links
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