(LTEtt) which was founded as a vocational school in 1969. Ons Heemecht Ons Heemecht ("Our Homeland"), the national anthem of Luxembourg, was first sung publicly in Ettelbruck on 5 June 1864. Both the Alzette and Sauer rivers are named in the song, and since Ettelbruck is located at the point where they both meet, the location was appropriate for its public introduction. Notable Ettelbruckers Charles Marx (1903–1946), physician and World War II resistance leader Pierre Joris (born 1946), a Luxembourg-American poet, translator, anthologist and essayist; raised in Ettelbruck Monique Melsen (born 1951), a Luxembourgian singer Professor François Diederich (born 1952), a Luxembourgian chemist specializing in organic chemistry. Bady Minck, a filmmaker, film producer and artist Sport Erny Putz (1917–1995), a Luxembourgian fencer, competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics Eddi Gutenkauf (born 1928), a Luxembourgian fencer, competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics Erny Schweitzer (born 1939), a Luxembourgian former swimmer, competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics Ni Xialian (born 1963), a female Chinese-born table tennis player who resides in Ettelbruck Luc Holtz (born 1969), a former Luxembourgish football player, manager of the Luxembourg national football team. Yves Clausse (born 1969), a Luxembourgian swimmer, competed at the 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics Daniel da Mota (born 1985), a Luxembourgish footballer, over 350 pro games and 91 for the national side Laurent Carnol (born 1989), a Luxembourgish breaststroke swimmer, competed in the 2008 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics Politicians Ernest Mühlen (1926–2014), a Luxembourgish politician, economist and financial journalist Lucien Weiler (born 1951), a Luxembourgian politician and jurist Charles Goerens (born 1952), a Luxembourgish politician and MEP Marco Schank (born 1954), a Luxembourgian politician Carole Dieschbourg (born 1977), a Luxembourg politician and writer References External links http://www.patton.lu http://homepage.internet.lu/marc.hirt/info/ettelbruck.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20120206211353/http://www.luxembourg.co.uk/NMMH/patton.html http://www.ettelbruck.lu/fr/accueil In French Cities in Luxembourg Communes in Diekirch (canton) Towns in Luxembourg Alzette