Junglinster () is a commune and town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Grevenmacher. The 18th-century St Martin's church is a national monument.
History The oldest mention of Lincera (the "linster" part of the place name) is in documents going back to 983, with the status of parish first attested in 1128.Alex Langini, L'Église Saint-Martin: Un chef-d'oeuvre baroque (undated booklet), citing E. Donckel, Die Kirche in Luxemburg von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart (Luxembourg, 1950), pp. 13-14.
Population , the town of Junglinster has a population of 3,897, whilst the wider commune of Junglinster has a population of 8,622. Figures from 2018 report that 64.11% of the population of the commune holds Luxembourgish nationality, with the five largest immigrant populations in the commune being those of Portuguese (7.77%), French (5.12%), German (3.88%), Belgian (3.27%) and British (1.91%) nationalities.
Transmitters The commune hosts two of the world's most powerful longwave transmitters, with the older transmitter based just north of the town of Junglinster since 1933, and a more powerful longwave transmitter located in Beidweiller since 1972. These transmitters were utilised by Radio Luxembourg, which gained iconic status amongst audiences in Britain and Ireland in the 1930s and again in the 1960s and 1970s, for popular programmes that circumvented restrictive broadcasting laws, particularly in the UK. This gave Junglinster an important role in the history of pirate radio. The transmitters are in still in use by RTL (French radio).
Populated places The commune consists of the following towns and villages:
Junglinster Section:
Altlinster
Bourglinster Eisenborn Godbrange Graulinster Imbringen Junglinster (seat) Behlen Jeanharis
Rodenbourg Section:
Beidweiler Eschweiler Gonderange Rodenbourg
Notable people Eugène Schaus (1901–1978), a Luxembourgish politician and jurist. Lex Jacoby (1930 in Junglister – 2015), writer; winner of the Servais Prize for Literature
Twin towns
Junglinster is twinned with: Üdersdorf, Germany La Crosse, United States
References
External links
Commune of Junglinster official website