City of Luxembourg

Luxembourg City Stad Lëtzebuerg  (Luxembourgish) Ville de Luxembourg  (French) Stadt Luxemburg  (German)
Commune
Skyline of Luxembourg City
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Luxembourg City highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°36′38″N 6°07′58″E / 49.6106°N 6.1328°E / 49.6106; 6.1328Coordinates: 49°36′38″N 6°07′58″E / 49.6106°N 6.1328°E / 49.6106; 6.1328
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Luxembourg
Government
• Mayor	Lydie Polfer
Area
• Total	51.46 km2 (19.87 sq mi)
Area rank	6 of 105
Highest elevation	402 m (1,319 ft)
• Rank	48th of 105
Lowest elevation	230 m (750 ft)
• Rank	43rd of 105
Population (2014)
• Total	107,247
• Rank	1st of 105
• Density	2,100/km2 (5,400/sq mi)
• Density rank	2nd of 105
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2	LU00011001
Website	vdl.lu

City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications

Fort Thüngen — The reconstructed Fort Thüngen, formerly a key part of Luxembourg City's fortifications, now on the site of the Mudam, Luxembourg's museum of modern art.
UNESCO World Heritage Site
Location	Luxembourg
Area	5,124 ha (551,500,000 sq ft)
Criteria	iv
Reference	699
Coordinates	49°36′38″N 6°07′58″E / 49.6106°N 6.1328°E / 49.6106; 6.1328
Inscription	(Unknown Session)
Website	www.vdl.lu
Location of Luxembourg City
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Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg, French: Luxembourg, German: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City (Luxembourgish: Stad Lëtzebuerg or d'Stad, French: Ville de Luxembourg, German: Stadt Luxemburg), is the capital city of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (also named "Luxembourg"), and the country's most populous commune. Standing at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers in southern Luxembourg, the city lies at the heart of Western Europe, situated 213 km (132 mi) by road from Brussels, 372 km (231 mi) from Paris, and 209 km (130 mi) from Cologne. The city contains Luxembourg Castle, established by the Franks in the Early Middle Ages, around which a settlement developed.

As of January 2016, the commune had a population of 115,227, which was more than three times the population of the country's second most populous commune (Esch-sur-Alzette). The city's metropolitan population, including that of surrounding communes of Hesperange, Sandweiler, Strassen, and Walferdange, reaches 180,000.

In 2011, Luxembourg was ranked as having the second highest per capita GDP in the world at $80,119 (PPP), with the city having developed into a banking and administrative centre. In the 2011 Mercer worldwide survey of 221 cities, Luxembourg was placed first for personal safety while it was ranked 19th for quality of living. It is a seat of several institutions of the European Union, including the European Court of Justice, the European Court of Auditors, the Secretariat of the European Parliament, the European Investment Bank, the European Investment Fund, and the European Stability Mechanism.