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Hesperange, Canton Luxembourg, Luxembourgi
Regional Level Types
HesperangeCommune
Canton LuxembourgCanton
LuxembourgCountry

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View of the Canton Luxembourg quarrying area, in 1914.

Hesperange, Canton Luxembourg, Luxembourg
08840550017272366784790.jpg
View of the Canton Luxembourg quarrying area, in 1914.

Hesperange, Canton Luxembourg, Luxembourg
08840550017272366784790.jpg
View of the Canton Luxembourg quarrying area, in 1914.

Hesperange, Canton Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Type:
Largest Settlements:
PlacePopulation
Hesperange1,937 (2017)
Itzig1,836 (2017)
Alzingen1,376 (2017)
Fentange1,302 (2017)
Mindat Locality ID:
346609
Long-form identifier:
mindat:1:2:346609:7
GUID (UUID V4):
0
Other Languages:
French:
Hesperange, Canton Luxembourg, Luxembourg
German:
Hesperingen, Kanton Luxemburg, Luxemburg
Italian:
Hesperange, Cantone di Lussemburgo, Lussemburgo
Russian:
Эсперанж, Люксембург, Люксембург
Simplified Chinese:
埃斯珀朗日, 盧森堡區, 卢森堡
Spanish:
Hesperange, Cantón de Luxemburgo, Luxemburgo
Alemannic:
Hesper, Kanton Lëtzebuerg
Belarusian:
Эсперанж, акруга Люксембург, Люксембург
Bulgarian:
Есперанж, Люксембург, Люксембург
Catalan:
Hesperange, Cantó de Luxemburg, Luxemburg
Cebuano:
Hesperange , Canton de Luxembourg
Danish:
Hesperange, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Dutch:
Hesperange, Kanton Luxemburg, Luxemburg
Farsi/Persian:
اسپرانژ, لوکزامبورگ , لوکزامبورگ
Hungarian:
Hesperange, Luxemburg
Korean:
에스페랑주, 룩셈부르크 구, 룩셈부르크
Lithuanian:
Hesperanžas, Liuksemburgo apygarda, Liuksemburgas
Luxembourgish:
Hesper, Kanton Lëtzebuerg
Malay:
Hesperange
Minnan / Hokkien-Taiwanese:
Hesperange, Luxembourg Khu
Norwegian:
Hesperange, Luxembourg , Luxembourg
Polish:
Hesperange, Kanton Luksemburg, Luksemburg
Portuguese:
Hesperange, Luxemburgo, Luxemburgo
Romanian:
Hesperange, Luxemburg, Luxemburg
Slovak:
Hesperange, Luxemburg, Luxembursko
Swahili:
Hesperange, Luxemburg
Swedish:
Hesperange, Luxembourg, Luxemburg
Ukrainian:
Есперанж, Люксембург, Люксембург


Hesperange (Luxembourgish: Hesper, German: Hesperingen) is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located south-east of Luxembourg City.

Other towns within the commune include Alzingen, Fentange, Howald, and Itzig.

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Fossils

There are 1 fossil locality from the PaleoBioDB database within this region.

These data are provided on an experimental basis and are taken from external databases. Mindat.org has no control currently over the accuracy of these data.

Occurrences1
Youngest Fossil Listed197 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Oldest Fossil Listed201 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Stratigraphic Units
UnitNo. OccurrencesAge
Luxembourg Sandstone1201.3 - 189.6 Ma (Early Jurassic)
Fossils from RegionClick here to show the list.
Accepted NameHierarchy Age
Pleurotomaria hettangiensis
species
Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Pleurotomariida : Pleurotomariidae : Pleurotomaria : Pleurotomaria hettangiensis201.3 - 196.5 Ma
Early Jurassic
Fossil LocalitiesClick to show 1 fossil locality

Other Databases

Wikipedia:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hesperange
Wikidata ID:Q921321
GeoNames ID:2960457


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