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Bascharage

Bascharage (; ; ; all , in contrast to "Upper Charage/Käerjeng/Kerschen") is a town and a former commune in south-western Luxembourg. Since 2012, it is part of the commune of Käerjeng.

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Place details

Locality: Käerjeng
Region: Capellen
Country: Lëtzebuerg
Population: 4,645
Timezone: Europe/Luxembourg

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Bascharage
Settlement.settlement_type: Former commune
Settlement.image_skyline: Bascharage.JPG
Settlement.image_shield: Blason ville lux Bascharage.svg
Settlement.shield_size: 100x80px
Settlement.image_map: Map Bascharage.PNG
Settlement.mapsize: 200px
Settlement.map_caption: Map of Luxembourg with Bascharage highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Canton
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Capellen
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor

Wikidata facts

Part of: Käerjeng
Country: Luxembourg
Official language: French
Population: +5955
Area: +19.14
Elevation: +285
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Head of government: Michel Wolter
Capital of: Käerjeng
Official website: www.bascharage.lu
Image: Käerjeng, Bascharage (101).jpg

Article

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Contents

History
The old township Bascharage
Former commune
Amorial Bearings
Mayors since 1858
Geography
Gemeng Käerjeng (commune of Käerjeng)
Economy
Sports
Notable residents
References

Bascharage (; ; ; all , in contrast to "Upper Charage/Käerjeng/Kerschen") is a town and a former commune in south-western Luxembourg. Since 2012, it is part of the commune of Käerjeng.

== History == Bascharage with the other towns like Linger, Hautcharage, and Pétange were owned by the "Hoheit Kerschen". The first known reference to them was on April 4, 1281, for obtaining their freedom under the law of Beamont "Freiheitsbrief nach Böhmerrecht". The freedom of Clemency probably happened in 1260.