Schifflange

Schifflange Schëffleng
Commune
The railway station and bell tower
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Schifflange highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°30′20″N 6°00′45″E / 49.5056°N 6.0125°E / 49.5056; 6.0125Coordinates: 49°30′20″N 6°00′45″E / 49.5056°N 6.0125°E / 49.5056; 6.0125
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Esch-sur-Alzette
Government
• Mayor	Roland Schreiner
Area
• Total	7.71 km2 (2.98 sq mi)
Area rank	102nd of 105
Highest elevation	406 m (1,332 ft)
• Rank	44th of 105
Lowest elevation	275 m (902 ft)
• Rank	79th of 105
Population (2014)
• Total	9,332
• Rank	10th of 105
• Density	1,200/km2 (3,100/sq mi)
• Density rank	4th of 105
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00010014
Website	schifflange.lu

Schifflange (Luxembourgish: Schëffleng pronounced [ˈʃəflæŋ], German: Schifflingen) is a commune and town in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg.

As of 2014^[update], the town of Schifflange, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 9332.

Schifflange was formed on 15 August 1876, when it was detached from the commune of Esch-sur-Alzette. The law forming Schifflange was passed on the 6 July 1876.

Schifflange is the birthplace of ATP Tour tennis player Gilles Müller.

A steelworks in Schifflange was founded in 1871 by the Metz family as Usine METZ (Esch-Schifflange), the steelworks became part of ARBED in 1911. In the 1980s the plant was converted to the continuous casting of blooms, then in the 90s an electric furnace installed. In 1994 the company merged with the Belgian company Métallurgique et Minière de Rodange-Athus (MMRA) forming ARES (Aciéries Rodange Esch-Schifflange). In the first decade of the 21st century ownership passed from Arcelor to ArcelorMittal, in 2008 becoming ArcelorMittal Rodange and Schifflange S.A. together with the plant in Rodange.