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Klang is a commune in France, situated within the Moselle department and the Grand Est region. It falls under the administrative jurisdiction of the arrondissement of Thionville-Est and the canton of Metzervisse. The municipality shares borders with Buding, Hombourg-Budange, Kédange-sur-Canner, and Kemplich. Its official postal code is 57920.
The area of Klang is 4.19 square kilometers. According to available data, the population is 256, comprising 116 males and 123 females. The elevation above sea level is recorded as 335 meters. The local government can be reached via the phone number +33-3-82-83-51-21.
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Key facts
- Country
- France
- Region
- Grand Est
- Department
- Moselle
- Arrondissement
- Thionville
- Canton
- Metzervisse
- Intercommunality
- Arc mosellan
- Mayor 2020 2026
- André Pierrat
- Area
- 4.19 km (1.62 sq mi)
- Density
- 49.6/km (129/sq mi)
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00 ( CET )
- Summer dst
- UTC+02:00 ( CEST )
- Insee postal code
- 57367 /57920
- Elevation
- 195–335 m (640–1,099 ft) , (avg. 220 m or 720 ft)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Klang
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Thionville-Est
- Population
- 208
- Area
- 4.19
- Elevation
- 263
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Shares border with
- Veckring
- Image
- Chapelle Klang.JPG
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- Commons category
- Klang (Moselle)
- postal code
- 57920
- associated electoral district
- canton of Metzervisse
- male population
- 116
- female population
- 123
- P8168
- Edouard Brunner
- different from
- slapping
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-82-83-51-21
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Travel guide
Understand
thumb|240px|Klang river thumb|240px|Jalan Stesen, central Klang The town is named after the Klang River, which cuts the town in half, and sits at the western end of the Klang Valley.
Get around
Generally it is more convenient to drive around Klang as public transportation is limited. Taxis are available for hire outside the railway station at Jalan Stesen. In Klang, getting a metered taxi is not convenient - expect to pay RM10-15 per taxi ride.
See
Most travel brochures do not list Klang as one of the "must visit" places in the Klang Valley as it has no architecture wonders like those of Kuala Lumpur nor the natural attractions of Kuala Selangor. Klang is more widely known for its mouth-watering dishes instead of its sights.
However, in the town (where bloody civil wars were fought and tin was traded in the past), Klang offers some sites and buildings that are of historical value.
thumb|240px|Kota Raja Mahadi
Do
Cricket: Go fishing at Port Klang. Its free and convenient. Just don't mind the smell.
Drink
Cheong Foh Cafe (pronounced as Cheong Ho in Hokkien), a stone throw away from Klang Cendol. Famous with their aromatic coffee and nice and tasty toasted bread. A must try for coffee lovers. Klang Cendol, opposite the former wet market (which has since been relocated to Jalan Meru). The business started out with cendol being sold on a tricycle, before progressing to a van, and finally to its current establishment. Besides cendol, the shop also sells rojak (Malaysian fruit salad) of good quality.
Sleep
Klang is easily covered in a half-day trip from Kuala Lumpur, but you can find some good hotels including:
Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Encyclopedic overview
Klang ( French pronunciation: [klɑ̃]; German: Klangen) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Klang” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.