Niederkorn sometimes spelled Niedercorn, is a town in the 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...

 of Differdange

Differdange

Differdange is a commune with city status in south-western Luxembourg. Differdange is an industrial city that was home to much of Luxembourg's steel production, and lies near the borders with Belgium and France...

, in south-western 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...

. , the town has a population of 3,044.

The town lies on the Chiers

Chiers

The Chiers is a river in Luxembourg, Belgium and France. It is a right tributary to the river Meuse. Its total length is about 130 km.The source of the Chiers is near Differdange, in Luxembourg...

 river , from which it takes its name. Niederkorn is home to FC Progrès Niedercorn

FC Progrès Niedercorn

Football Club Progrès Niedercorn is a football club, based in Niederkorn, in south-western Luxembourg.-History:During the German occupation of Luxembourg, the club played in the Gauliga Moselland under the name of FK Niederkorn, where it finished runners-up in 1942-43, behind champions TuS...

, a football

Football (soccer)

Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...

 team in Luxembourg's National Division

Luxembourg National Division

The National Division is the highest football league in Luxembourg. Until 2011, it is to be known as the BGL Ligue, after the Luxembourg Football Federation managed to seal a sponsorship deal with Fortis. Before 2006, it contained twelve teams, but it expanded to fourteen for the 2006-07 season,...

In Niederkorn is found a new hospital "Hôpital Princesse Marie-Astrid" built between January 2003 and June 2007.

The #1 TICE bus connects Niederkorn with Differdange, Belvaux, and Esch-sur-Alzette.

Niederkorn is connected to Luxembourg City via a train line that stops in Berchum, Bettembourg, Noertzange, Schifflange,Esch-sur-Alzette, Belval Universitie, Belval Redange, Belvaux Soulevre, Obercorn, and Differdange that ends in either Athus or Rodange.

Students attending Miami University Dolibois European Center are housed with families in Niederkorn, as it is a 10 minute bus ride from the chateau.