Reckange-sur-Mess

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Reckange-sur-Mess Reckeng op der Mess (Luxembourgish) Reckingen (German)
Commune
Aerial view of Reckange-sur-Mess
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Reckange-sur-Mess highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°33′40″N 6°00′25″E / 49.5611°N 6.0069°E / 49.5611; 6.0069
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Esch-sur-Alzette
Government
• Mayor	Carlo Muller
Area
• Total	20.42 km2 (7.88 sq mi)
• Rank	56th of 100
Highest elevation	368 m (1,207 ft)
• Rank	74th of 100
Lowest elevation	282 m (925 ft)
• Rank	85th of 100
Population  (2025)
• Total	2,855
• Rank	59th of 100
• Density	139.8/km2 (362.1/sq mi)
• Rank	86th of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000210
Website	reckange.lu

Reckange-sur-Mess (French pronunciation: [ʁɛkɑ̃ʒ syʁ mɛs], lit. 'Reckange on Mess'; Luxembourgish: Reckeng op der Mess; German: Reckingen [ˈʁɛkɪŋən]) is a commune and small town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette.

The commune comprises the villages of Reckange-sur-Mess, Ehlange-sur-Mess, Limpach, Roedgen, Pissange and Wickrange.

It is situated on the Mess River, from which its suffix is derived.

Population

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Notable people

• Aloyse Hentgen (1894–1953), a Luxembourgian politician, born in Roedgen.
• Gilles Müller (born 1983), a Luxembourgian tennis player, born in Luxembourg City.

References

External links

• Media related to Reckange-sur-Mess at Wikimedia Commons

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