Esch-sur-Alzette


Esch-sur-Alzette

(ĕsh-sür-älzĕt`) or

Esch,

city (1991 est. pop. 24,012), SW Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, on the Alzette River. It is an industrial center and a rail junction. Manufactures include iron and steel, cement, tar products, and fertilizer.

Esch-Sur-Alzette

 

(also Esch), a city in Luxembourg, on the Alzette River. Population, 28,000 (1976). Esch-sur-Alzette is an iron-mining center. Industry is represented by ferrous metallurgy, machine building, brewing, and the production of varnishes, paints, and cement.