Bettendorf is a commune

Communes of Luxembourg

The communes of Luxembourg are the lowest nation-wide administrative division in Luxembourg. They conform to LAU level 2.Within the hierarchy of administrative subdivisions, communes come directly below cantons, which are directly below districts. Communes are often re-arranged, being merged or...

 and town in eastern Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

. It lies along the river Sauer

Sauer

The Sauer or Sûre is a river in Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany. A left tributary of the river Moselle, its total length is 173 km....

. It is part of the canton of Diekirch

Diekirch (canton)

Diekirch is a canton in Luxembourg in Diekirch District, consisting of 12 communes:*Bettendorf*Bourscheid*Diekirch*Ermsdorf*Erpeldange*Ettelbruck*Feulen*Hoscheid*Medernach*Mertzig*Reisdorf*Schieren...

, which is part of the district of Diekirch

Diekirch (district)

The District of Diekirch is one of three districts of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. It contains 5 cantons divided into 43 communes:#Clervaux#*Clervaux#*Consthum#*Heinerscheid#*Hosingen#*Munshausen#*Troisvierges#*Weiswampach#*Wincrange#Diekirch...

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, the town of Bettendorf, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 1,045. Other towns within the commune include Bleesbruck

Bleesbruck

Bleesbruck is a village in the commune of Bettendorf, in eastern Luxembourg. Located nearby is the confluence of the Sauer and the Blees....

, Gilsdorf

Gilsdorf

Gilsdorf is a small town in the commune of Bettendorf, in north-eastern Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 864.It is the town in which Prince Louis of Luxembourg married. While it was an unusual choice of venue for the wedding of a Prince of the ruling Grand Ducal family, it is supposed...

 and Moestroff

Moestroff

Moestroff is a small town in the commune of Bettendorf, in north-eastern Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 405....

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The privately owned Bettendorf Castle

Bettendorf Castle

Bettendorf Castle is located in the village of Bettendorf in eastern Luxembourg. While there appears to have been a castle from the 13th century, today's Baroque building dates from 1728 and was restored in 1962. The castle is privately owned and cannot be visited.-References:...

 dates from 1728 and is built in the Baroque

Baroque architecture

Baroque architecture is a term used to describe the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late sixteenth century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and...

style.