Manternach

Commune in Grevenmacher, Luxembourg

Coat of arms

Map of Luxembourg with Manternach highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red

Coordinates: 49°42′25″N 6°25′25″E / 49.7069°N 6.4236°E / 49.7069; 6.4236Country

LuxembourgCantonGrevenmacherArea

• Total27.68 km² (10.69 sq mi) • Rank30th of 100Highest elevation

341 m (1,119 ft) • Rank87th of 100Lowest elevation

181 m (594 ft) • Rank17th of 100Population

(2023)

• Total2,298 • Rank69th of 100 • Density83/km² (220/sq mi) • Rank77th of 100Time zoneUTC+1 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)LAU 2LU0001106Websitemanternach.lu

Manternach is a commune and small town in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the Grevenmacher canton

As of 2024^[update], the town of Manternach, which lies in the south of the commune, has a population of 728.^[1] Other towns within the commune include Berbourg, Lellig, and Munschecker.

Manternach railway station has regular services directly to Luxembourg City and Wasserbillig. There are approximately 35 trains per day travelling from Manternach to Luxembourg^[2] . This can be noisy if you live close to the railway.

Most planes landing in Findel airport fly right above Manternach. This gives a nice view of the planes from under, it is nevertheless very lound. Surprinsingly, planes even fly after 10h PM.

Manternach is famous for its forest trails. It is one of the 5th Dream Circles in the grand Duchy. Starting with 5km up to 13 km along the Syrdall river. It is refreshing in summer and people come from far to experience it.

Around one fourth of trees in this natural zone are dying. There are no shops except for a Chinese restaurant and the new restaurant Annen, a unique building whose architecture is definately worth seeing.

In Manternach, the church bells are giving the time every quarter and still remind us the end of peasants field work at 11h45 and 17h30 every day during 2 minutes. A reminder of the past.

Population

^[3] The population is very international (as often the case in Luxembourg, mostly peasants (active or retired) and from the Grand duchy. Foreign people fare rom Germany, Poland, Senegal, Ethiopia, France, the Netherland, Italy et cetera live peacefully in Manternach. German or luxemburgish languages are mostly used, sometimes french.

Image gallery

Manternach, seen from the railway station

References

^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
^ "Manternach to Luxembourg by Train | Cheap Tickets & Times". Trainline. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.