Préizerdaul

Préizerdaul
Commune
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Préizerdaul highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49.7942°N 5.9375°E / 49.7942; 5.9375
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Redange
Area
• Total	15.6 km2 (6.0 sq mi)
• Rank	72nd of 100
Highest elevation	402 m (1,319 ft)
• Rank	48th of 100
Lowest elevation	255 m (837 ft)
• Rank	58th of 100
Population  (2023)
• Total	1,827
• Rank	85th of 100
• Density	120/km2 (300/sq mi)
• Rank	3rd of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000702
Website	preizerdaul.lu

Préizerdaul (Luxembourgish pronunciation: [ˈpʀəɪ̯tsɐdɑʊ̯l] ) is a commune in western Luxembourg, in the canton of Redange. Until 17 July 2001, it was known as Bettborn, after its administrative centre. Préizerdaul was the first commune to change its name since before the First World War; to date, it is the only commune to have changed its name to a name of Luxembourgish origin.

Towns within the commune include Bettborn, Platen, Pratz, and Reimberg.

Notable people

• James Schwebach (1847 in Platen – 1921) a Luxembourgian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church & Bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse in Wisconsin, 1892/1921
• Emile Calmes (born 1954 in Luxembourg City), a Luxembourgish politician; became Mayor of Préizerdaul in 1982

Twin towns — sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Luxembourg

Préizerdaul is twinned with:

• Péni, Burkina Faso
• San Agustín, El Salvador

External links

• Media related to Préizerdaul at Wikimedia Commons