Schieren is a commune and town in central Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch.
Schieren is served by a railway station, and the commune encompasses the hamlet of Birtrange, which contains Birtrange castle.
Schieren was formed on 1 July 1850, when it was detached from the commune of Ettelbruck, along with the commune of Erpeldange. The law forming Schieren was passed on 22 January 1850.[1]
In 1894, Schieren established a fire station with five volunteer firefighters. It contains a church.
Population
Footnotes
- ^ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1850, No. 18" (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
- ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
External links
Media related to Schieren (Luxembourg) at Wikimedia Commons- (in French) Commune of Schieren official website
- (in German) Unofficial website on local activities
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