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Differdange, Canton Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourgi
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DifferdangeCommune
Canton Esch-sur-AlzetteCanton
LuxembourgCountry

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View of the Differdange underground iron mining, ca. 1910.

Differdange, Canton Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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View of the Differdange mining and steel producing area, in 1934.

Differdange, Canton Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
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Interior view of the Differdange steel works, in 1929.

Differdange, Canton Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
08305450017272297032977.jpg
View of the Differdange underground iron mining, ca. 1910.

Differdange, Canton Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
02514040017272360324561.jpg
View of the Differdange mining and steel producing area, in 1934.

Differdange, Canton Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
06062410017272360325927.jpg
Interior view of the Differdange steel works, in 1929.

Differdange, Canton Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
08305450017272297032977.jpg
View of the Differdange underground iron mining, ca. 1910.

Differdange, Canton Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
02514040017272360324561.jpg
View of the Differdange mining and steel producing area, in 1934.

Differdange, Canton Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Differdange5,296 (2017)
Obercorn4,666 (2017)
Niedercorn3,164 (2017)
Lasauvage402 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
333014
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:333014:5
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Differdange, Canton Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
German:
Differdingen, Kanton Esch an der Alzette, Luxemburg
Italian:
Differdange, cantone di Esch-sur-Alzette, Lussemburgo
Russian:
Дифферданж, Эш-сюр-Альзетт, Люксембург
Simplified Chinese:
迪弗當日, 阿尔泽特河畔埃施县, 卢森堡
Spanish:
Differdange, Cantón de Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxemburgo
Alemannic:
Déifferdeng, Kanton Esch-Uelzecht
Arabic:
ديفردانج, لوكسمبورغ
Armenian:
Դիֆերդանգ
Basque:
Differdange
Belarusian:
Дзіферданж, Люксембург
Belarusian (Tarashkevitsa):
Дыфэрданж
Bulgarian:
Диферданж, Люксембург
Catalan:
Differdange, Cantó d'Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxemburg
Cebuano:
Differdange , Canton d'Esch-sur-Alzette
Czech:
Differdange, Kanton Esch an der Alzette, Lucembursko
Danish:
Differdange, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Dutch:
Differdange, Kanton Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxemburg
Farsi/Persian:
دیفردانژ, اش-سور-آلزت , لوکزامبورگ
Finnish:
Differdange, Luxemburg
Georgian:
დიფერდანჟი
Hungarian:
Differdange, Luxemburg
Indonesian:
Differdange, Kanton Esch-sur-Alzette, Luksemburg
Interlingue:
Differdange
Japanese:
ディフェルダンジュ, エシュ=シュル=アルゼット郡, ルクセンブルク
Korean:
디페르당주, 에슈쉬르알제트 주, 룩셈부르크
Lithuanian:
Diferdanžas, Ešo kantonas, Liuksemburgas
Luxembourgish:
Déifferdeng, Kanton Esch-Uelzecht
Malay:
Differdange
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Differdange, Esch-sur-Alzette
Norwegian:
Differdange, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Norwegian (Nynorsk):
Differdange
Occitan:
Differdange
Pashto:
دیفردانژ
Polish:
Differdange, Kanton Esch-sur-Alzette, Luksemburg
Portuguese:
Differdange, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxemburgo
Romanian:
Differdange, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxemburg
Scots:
Differdange, Esch-sur-Alzette
Serbian:
Диферданж, Луксембург
Slovak:
Differdange, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembursko
Swahili:
Differdange, Luxemburg
Swedish:
Differdange, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxemburg
Turkish:
Differdange, Esch-sur-Alzette kantonu, Lüksemburg
Ukrainian:
Діфферданж, Еш-сюр-Альзетт, Люксембург
Vietnamese:
Differdange, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg
Volapük:
Differdange
Zazaki:
Differdange


Differdange (Luxembourgish: Déifferdeng, German: Differdingen) is a commune with town status in south-western Luxembourg, 17 miles (27 km) west from the country's capital. It lies near the borders with Belgium and France and it is located in the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette. It is also the main town of the commune, and other towns within the commune include Lasauvage, Niederkorn, and Oberkorn.

Differdange is an industrial town that was home to much of Luxembourg's steel production, much of its development occurred during its heyday. Today, Differdange still remains an important industrial center, with ArcelorMittal, the world's largest steel producer, retaining an important steel factory in the town.

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ⓘ Baryte
Formula: BaSO4
Colour: "flesh-coloured"
ⓘ Calcite
Formula: CaCO3
ⓘ 'Chlorite Group'
ⓘ Galena
Formula: PbS
ⓘ 'Limonite'
ⓘ Siderite
Formula: FeCO3
ⓘ Vivianite
Formula: Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O

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List of minerals arranged by Strunz 10th Edition classification

Group 2 - Sulphides and Sulfosalts
ⓘGalena2.CD.10PbS
Group 5 - Nitrates and Carbonates
ⓘCalcite5.AB.05CaCO3
ⓘSiderite5.AB.05FeCO3
Group 7 - Sulphates, Chromates, Molybdates and Tungstates
ⓘBaryte7.AD.35BaSO4
Group 8 - Phosphates, Arsenates and Vanadates
ⓘVivianite8.CE.40Fe2+Fe2+2(PO4)2 · 8H2O
Unclassified
ⓘ'Chlorite Group'-
ⓘ'Limonite'-

List of minerals for each chemical element

HHydrogen
Hⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
CCarbon
Cⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Cⓘ SideriteFeCO3
OOxygen
Oⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Oⓘ CalciteCaCO3
Oⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Oⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
PPhosphorus
Pⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
SSulfur
Sⓘ BaryteBaSO4
Sⓘ GalenaPbS
CaCalcium
Caⓘ CalciteCaCO3
FeIron
Feⓘ SideriteFeCO3
Feⓘ VivianiteFe2+Fe22+(PO4)2 · 8H2O
BaBarium
Baⓘ BaryteBaSO4
PbLead
Pbⓘ GalenaPbS

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Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Differdange
Wikidata ID:Q16012
GeoNames ID:2960652

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