Steinsel

Commune in Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Steinsel Steesel
Commune

Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Steinsel highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°40′35″N 6°07′25″E / 49.6764°N 6.1236°E / 49.6764; 6.1236
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Luxembourg
Area
• Total	21.81 km² (8.42 sq mi)
• Rank	47th of 100
Highest elevation	373 m (1,224 ft)
• Rank	71st of 100
Lowest elevation	241 m (791 ft)
• Rank	47th of 100
Population (2023)
• Total	5,539
• Rank	27th of 100
• Density	250/km² (660/sq mi)
• Rank	31st of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000308
Website	steinsel.lu

Steinsel (Luxembourgish: Steesel [ˈʃteːzəl] ^ⓘ) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg. It is located north of Luxembourg City.

As of 2023^[update], the town of Steinsel, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 2,549. Other towns within the commune include Heisdorf and Mullendorf.^[1]

Like most of Luxembourg, Steinsel has an oceanic climate. On 25 July 2019, Steinsel recorded a temperature of 40.8 °C (105.4 °F), which is the highest temperature to have ever been recorded in Luxembourg.^[2]

Notable people

Pierre Dupong (1885–1953), a Luxembourgish politician and statesman; the 16th Prime Minister of Luxembourg, serving from 1937 to 1953,

Population

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References

^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
^ "40,8 °C: Neuer offizieller Temperaturrekord in Luxemburg" [40.8 °C: New official temperature record in Luxembourg] (in German). AgriMeteo. Archived from the original on 26 July 2019. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.