Ettelbruck

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Ettelbruck Ettelbréck

Administration
Country	Luxembourg
District (Dark grey)	Diekirch
Canton (Dark red)	Diekirch
LAU 2	LU00002007
Mayor	Jean-Paul Schaaf
Geography
Area - Rank	15.18 km² (5.86 sq mi) 82nd of 116
Highest point - Rank	382 m (1,253 ft) =78th of 116
Lowest point - Rank	192 m (630 ft) 26th of 116
Population
Population (2005) - Rank	7,364 10th of 116
Density (2005) - Rank	485.1 /km² (1,256 /sq mi) 14th of 116
List of communes of Luxembourg

Ettelbruck City Hall

church in the center of Ettelbruck

Ettelbruck (Luxembourgish: Ettelbréck, German: Ettelbrück) is a commune with city status in central Luxembourg with 7,500 inhabitants. It lies near the confluence of the rivers Sauer and Alzette. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch.

As of 2005, the town of Ettelbruck, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 6,191. Other towns within the commune include Warken.

Ettelbruck is a railway junction, where the line to Diekirch branches off the main line Luxembourg - Liège. Ettelbruck is an educational and medical center for the north of the country.

Ettelbruck has a General Patton museum.