Larochette

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Larochette Fiels
Commune
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Larochette highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°47′01″N 6°13′10″E / 49.783611°N 6.219444°E / 49.783611; 6.219444
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Mersch
Government
• Mayor	Mirko Martellii
Area
• Total	15.4 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
• Rank	74th of 100
Highest elevation	420 m (1,380 ft)
• Rank	36th of 100
Lowest elevation	266 m (873 ft)
• Rank	70th of 100
Population
• Total	2,230
• Rank	67th of 100
• Density	140/km2 (380/sq mi)
• Rank	52nd of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000406
Website	larochette.lu

Larochette (French pronunciation: [laʁɔʃɛt]; Luxembourgish: Fiels, German: Fels) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated on the White Ernz river. The town is dominated by the partly ruined Larochette Castle.

The town of Larochette lies in the north-east of the commune. Other towns within the commune include Ernzen.

Meysembourg Castle, located some 2 kilometres (1+1⁄4 mi) south-west of Larochette, has a history dating back to the 12th century. Today's castle was built in 1880 in Neo-Renaissance style and is privately owned.^[1]