Mamer

**Mamer** is a commune and small town in the Capellen canton, south-western Luxembourg. It is at  west of Luxembourg City.

## History

The Treveri, a Gallic or Celtic tribe, inhabited the region for several hundred years until they were conquered by Julius Caesar in 54 BC. A Celtic necropolis from the 1st century was discovered in the early 1970s on the _Juckelsboesch_ plateau between Mamer and Kehlen.

During the Gallo-Roman era which lasted until about 450, the Romans built and maintained a number of roads in the area including the _Kiem_ (Latin _caminus_, road) linking Trier to Reims through what is now Mamer. _Mambra_ was a small Roman settlement  on the banks of the Mamer river at the eastern end of today's Mamer. The Roman settlement was burnt by Germanic invaders around 276.

The road linking Luxembourg City to Brussels, passing through Mamer, was built in 1790.  In 1859, the railway to Brussels was opened, with a station in Mamer.

## Geography

Mamer is in the south-west of the country, on the Mamer river, a tributary of the Alzette river.

The _commune_ has an area of . The altitude is  high. At the church, the altitude is  high; the highest point in the _commune_ is _Juckelbösch_ that is .

Mamer is surrounded by seven _communes_ of Luxembourg: Koerich and Kehlen to the north, Strassen to the east, Bertrange to the southeast, Dippach to the southwest, Garnich to the west and Steinfort to the northwest. The _communes_ Strassen and Bertrange are part of the Luxembourg canton but the rest are part of the Capellen canton.

## Population

There were 9,185 persons living in the _commune_ in 2017, for a population density of  inhabitants/km².

Other towns, besides the town of Mamer, within the _commune_ are Capellen and Holzem.

**Evolution of the population in Mamer**

## People from Mamer

- Nicolaus Mameranus (1500–1567), soldier and historian under Emperor Charles V.
- Nicolas Frantz (1889–1985), cyclist, who won the Tour de France in 1927 and 1928.
- Josy Barthel (1927–1992), athlete, who won the 1500 m gold medal at the 1952 Olympics in Helsinki.

## Twinned and partner towns

Mamer is twinned withː
- Dangé Saint-Romain, France

## Related pages

- Cantons of Luxembourg
- Communes of Luxembourg
- List of cities in Luxembourg

## Other websites

- Official website

## Infobox (settlement)

- **official name**: Mamer
- **other name**: Mamer
- **image skyline**: Mamer-castle3.jpg
- **image caption**: Mamer Castle, now the City and town halls, town hall.
- **image shield**: Coat of arms mamer luxbrg.png
- **shield size**: 90px
- **image map**: Map Mamer.PNG
- **map caption**: Map showing, in orange, the Mamer _commune_
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision type1**: Cantons of Luxembourg, Canton
- **subdivision name1**: Capellen (canton), Capellen
- **subdivision type2**: Communes of Luxembourg, Commune
- **subdivision name2**: Mamer
- **leader title**: Mayor
- **leader name**: Gilles Roth
- **area total km2**: 27.5
- **population as of**: 2017
- **population total**: 9185
- **population density km2**: auto
- **timezone**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset**: +1
- **timezone dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset dst**: +2
- **elevation max m**: 353
- **elevation min m**: 263
- **blank name**: Local administrative unit, LAU2
- **blank info**: LU00009009
- **website**: [http://www.mamer.lu/ Official website]