Luxembourg (city)
Luxembourg City
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Skyline of Luxembourg City
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 Map of Luxembourg with Luxembourg City highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red |
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| Coordinates: 49°36′38″N 6°07′58″E / 49.6106°N 6.1328°ECoordinates: 49°36′38″N 6°07′58″E / 49.6106°N 6.1328°E | ||
| Country |
 Luxembourg
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| 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 | |
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| Name as inscribed on the World Heritage List | |
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.
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| Location | Luxembourg |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | iv |
| Reference | 699 |
| UNESCO region | Europe and North America |
| Inscription history | |
| Inscription | 1994 (18th Session) |
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.
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