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Beidweiler

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Beidweiler (Luxembourgish: Beidler) is a village in the commune of Junglinster, in central Luxembourg. As of 2018, the village has a population of 243 inhabitants.Beidweiler is the site of the 2000 kilowatt-transmitter for transmitting the French-speaking programme of RTL.

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