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Luxembourg Castle

Luxembourg City
Commune
Skyline of Luxembourg City
Skyline of Luxembourg City
Coat of arms of Luxembourg City
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Luxembourg City highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
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
Luxembourg City
Lëtzebuerg
Luxembourg Castle — 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.
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
Official name City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications
Location Canton of Luxembourg, Luxembourg Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates 49°36′38″N 6°07′58″E / 49.6106°N 6.1328°E / 49.6106; 6.1328
Area 5,124 ha (551,500,000 sq ft)
Criteria iv
Reference 699
Inscription 1994 (18th Session)
Website www.vdl.lu
Luxembourg City is located in Luxembourg
Luxembourg City
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.


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