Käerjeng

Käerjeng
Commune
Bascharage
Bascharage
Map of Luxembourg with Käerjeng highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Map of Luxembourg with Käerjeng highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49.5836°N 5.9°E / 49.5836; 5.9
Country Luxembourg
Canton Capellen
Area
 • Total 33.67 km2 (13.00 sq mi)
 • Rank 19th of 102
Highest elevation
 395 m (1,296 ft)
 • Rank 55th of 102
Lowest elevation
 271 m (889 ft)
 • Rank 73rd of 102
Population
 (2023)
 • Total 11,015
 • Rank 10th of 102
 • Density 330/km2 (850/sq mi)
  • Rank 24th of 102
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2 LU0000104
Website www.kaerjeng.lu

Käerjeng (Luxembourgish pronunciation: [ˈkɛːɐ̯ʒeŋ]) is a commune in southwestern Luxembourg, in the canton of Capellen. It lies on the border with Belgium. It has an area of 33.67 km2.

The commune of Käerjeng was formed on 1 January 2012 from the former communes of Bascharage and Clemency. The law creating Käerjeng was passed on 24 May 2011.

With a population of approximately 10,000 citizens, Käerjeng is the 10th most-populous commune in Luxembourg.

Geography

Käerjeng is located on the dividing line of the waters of the Rhine basin (Eisch) and the watershed of the Meuse (Chiers). It is bordered by the communes of Pétange, Differdange, Sanem, Dippach, Garnich and Steinfort, as well as the Belgian border to the north-west.

Elevation: Between 247 m (810 ft) at Tapp near Linger and 362 m (1,188 ft) at Kues near Fingig.

Total area: 52.2 km2 (20.15 sq mi)

Climate

Käerjeng has a oceanic climate (Köppen Cfb). The annual average temperature is 9.9 °C (49.8 °F), the hottest month in July is 18.7 °C (65.7 °F), and the coldest month is 1.8 °C (35.2 °F) in January. The annual precipitation is 944.2 millimetres (37.17 in), of which December is the wettest with 121.0 millimetres (4.76 in), while April is the driest with only 53.8 millimetres (2.12 in). The extreme temperature throughout the year ranged from −19.1 °C (−2.4 °F) on December 24, 2001 to 38.6 °C (101.5 °F) on July 25, 2019.

Climate data for Käerjeng (Clemency), 1991-2020 normals
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 14.4
(57.9) 		21.5
(70.7) 		21.8
(71.2) 		24.2
(75.6) 		32.2
(90.0) 		34.7
(94.5) 		38.6
(101.5) 		37.8
(100.0) 		34.3
(93.7) 		26.7
(80.1) 		19.0
(66.2) 		15.4
(59.7) 		38.6
(101.5)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 4.1
(39.4) 		5.6
(42.1) 		10.1
(50.2) 		14.7
(58.5) 		18.7
(65.7) 		21.9
(71.4) 		24.0
(75.2) 		23.7
(74.7) 		19.4
(66.9) 		13.9
(57.0) 		8.1
(46.6) 		4.9
(40.8) 		14.1
(57.4)
Daily mean °C (°F) 1.8
(35.2) 		2.4
(36.3) 		5.7
(42.3) 		9.4
(48.9) 		13.6
(56.5) 		16.8
(62.2) 		18.7
(65.7) 		18.0
(64.4) 		14.0
(57.2) 		9.9
(49.8) 		5.5
(41.9) 		2.7
(36.9) 		9.9
(49.8)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) −1.0
(30.2) 		−1.0
(30.2) 		1.2
(34.2) 		3.4
(38.1) 		7.4
(45.3) 		10.6
(51.1) 		12.3
(54.1) 		11.9
(53.4) 		8.7
(47.7) 		6.0
(42.8) 		2.7
(36.9) 		0.1
(32.2) 		5.2
(41.4)
Record low °C (°F) −16.0
(3.2) 		−16.6
(2.1) 		−15.4
(4.3) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−1.6
(29.1) 		−1.3
(29.7) 		0.0
(32.0) 		0.0
(32.0) 		0.3
(32.5) 		−5.8
(21.6) 		−13.1
(8.4) 		−19.1
(−2.4) 		−19.1
(−2.4)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 98.0
(3.86) 		80.5
(3.17) 		70.4
(2.77) 		53.8
(2.12) 		70.0
(2.76) 		70.6
(2.78) 		72.0
(2.83) 		73.4
(2.89) 		65.2
(2.57) 		84.1
(3.31) 		85.2
(3.35) 		121.0
(4.76) 		944.2
(37.17)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 12.6 11.7 10.9 9.0 10.1 10.0 10.0 9.1 8.7 11.1 13.1 14.2 130.7
Source: NOAA

Populated places

The commune consists of the following villages:

Population

Town Town
(in Luxembourgish)		 Town
(in German)		 Numbers Former
Commune
Bascharage Nidderkäerjeng Niederkerschen
5721
 Bascharage
Clemency Kënzeg Küntzig
1996
 Clemency
Fingig Féngeg Féingig
419
 Clemency
Hautcharage Uewerkäerjeng Oberkerschen
1804
 Bascharage
Linger Lénger
601
 Bascharage
15 October 2020

Notable people