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Contern
Sign in to saveContern (; ) is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located east of Luxembourg City. As of 2025 the commune has a population of 4,513 whereas the town itself, which lies in the south-west of the commune, has a population of 2,123.
Key facts
- Settlement.area_rank
- of 100
- Settlement.name
- Contern
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Contern town centre (Rue de Moutfort).jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Town centre of Contern
- Settlement.image_shield
- Coat of arms contern luxbrg.png
- Settlement.shield_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Contern map.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 200px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Map of Luxembourg with Contern highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Canton
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Luxembourg
- Settlement.established_title
- First Settlement built
- Settlement.established_date
- approx. 2nd century
- Settlement.leader_party
- DP
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
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- Rivers and streams
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Contern (; ) is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located east of Luxembourg City. As of 2025 the commune has a population of 4,513 whereas the town itself, which lies in the south-west of the commune, has a population of 2,123.
The main towns are Contern, Moutfort and Oetrange and there are two small villages, Medingen and Milbech. Additionally the commune contains the lieux-dits of Bricherhaff, Brichermillen, Kréintgeshaff, Kackerterhaff (which means "cockerel farm" in Luxembourgish), Éitermillen, Marxeknupp and Pleitrange. The commune also contains the industrial zones of Chaux de Contern, and Rosswenkel, as well as the activity zone of Weiergewan.