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A1 Road (Luxembourg)
The Autoroute 1, abbreviated to A1 or otherwise known as the Trier motorway ( lb, Tréierer Autobunn, french: Autoroute de Trèves), is a motorway in Luxembourg. It is long and connects Luxembourg City, in the south, to Wasserbillig, in the east. A few hundred metres to the north of Wasserbillig, it reaches the German border, whereupon it becomes the A64, which leads to Trier. Overview Originally a connection from Luxembourg City to Luxembourg Airport, at Senningerberg, in 1969, the A1 was extended in three stages from 1988 to 1992 to connect to the German border. From 1994 to 1996, two more sections were opened, bypassing the south-east of Luxembourg City and connecting the A1 to the Croix de Gasperich, where it meets the A3 (to Dudelange) and A6 (towards Arlon, in Belgium). In all, the A1 was opened in six separate sections: * 1969: Kirchberg - Senningerberg * 6 September 1988: Potaschberg - Wasserbillig * 11 July 1990: Senningerberg - Munsbach * 26 June 1992: Mu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Croix De Gasperich
The Croix de Gasperich ( lb, Gaasperech Kräiz, german: Gaspericher Kreuz) is a motorway interchange in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is the junction between three of Luxembourg's six motorways: the western terminus of the A1 continues seamlessly as it meets the eastern terminus of the A6, whilst the A3 passes underneath the two on its way from Luxembourg City to Dudelange. It lies in the Gasperich quarter A quarter is one-fourth, , 25% or 0.25. Quarter or quarters may refer to: Places * Quarter (urban subdivision), a section or area, usually of a town Placenames * Quarter, South Lanarkshire, a settlement in Scotland * Le Quartier, a settlement ..., in the south of the city, hence its name. External links *Administration des Ponts et Chaussées webpage on the Croix de Gasperich Road interchanges in Luxembourg Transport in Luxembourg City {{Europe-road-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arlon
Arlon (; lb, Arel ; nl, Aarlen ; german: Arel ; wa, Årlon; la, Orolaunum) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in and capital of the province of Luxembourg in the Ardennes, Belgium. With a population of just over 28,000, it is the smallest provincial capital in Belgium. Arlon is also the capital of its cultural region: the Arelerland (Land of Arlon in Luxemburgish). The municipality consists of the following districts: Arlon, Autelbas, Barnich, Bonnert, Guirsch, Heinsch, and Toernich. Other population centers include: * Autelhaut * Clairefontaine * Fouches * Frassem * Freylange * Hachy * Heckbous * Rosenberg * Sampont * Schoppach * Sesselich * Seymerich * Stehnen * Sterpenich * Stockem * Udange * Viville * Waltzing * Weyler * Wolberg History Roman and medieval times Before the Roman conquests of Gaul, the territory of Arlon and a vast area to the southeast were settled by the Treveri, a Celtic tribe. The local population adapted relatively easily ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neudorf Viaduct
Neudorf (German for "new village") may refer to: Places Austria *Neudorf bei Staatz, in the district of Mistelbach, Lower Austria *Wiener Neudorf, in the district of Mödling, Lower Austria * Neudorf bei Parndorf, in Burgenland * Neudorf bei Passail, in Styria Canada * Neudorf, Saskatchewan, a town located in the south east corner of the Canadian province of Saskatchewan Czech Republic * Nová Ves (Louny District), German name Neudorf, a village and municipality in Louny District in the Ústí nad Labem Region *Nová Ves (Sokolov District), German name Neudorf, a village and municipality in Sokolov District in the Karlovy Vary Region *Převýšov, German name Neudorf, a village and municipality located about 4 km west of Chlumec nad Cidlinou France *Neudorf (Strasbourg), a district in the south of Strasbourg *Neudorf, German name of Village-Neuf, a municipality in the Haut-Rhin department Germany *Neudorf (Wächtersbach), a village on the Kinzig in Wächtersbach, Hesse *Neudorf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cents Tunnel
Cent may refer to: Currency * Cent (currency), a one-hundredth subdivision of several units of currency * Penny (Canadian coin), a Canadian coin removed from circulation in 2013 * 1 cent (Dutch coin), a Dutch coin minted between 1941 and 1944 * 1 cent euro coin, a European coin * Penny (United States coin), a United States coin Locations * Cents, Luxembourg, a quarter of Luxembourg City, Luxembourg * Cent, the Old English term for modern-day Kent, England Measurement *Cent (music), a logarithmic measure of relative pitch or intervals *"Cent" is an informal name for of a unit of measurement, as in "12 cents of an inch". Specifically, it can refer to: :*an alternative name for the point, a unit of mass for gemstones equal to of a carat :*Cent (area), a unit of land area equal to of an acre (used in the Indian states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu); also known as the decimal (unit) in West Bengal and Bangladesh :*a unit of nuclear reactivity; see Dollar (reactivity) See also * Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandweiler
Sandweiler () is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located east of Luxembourg City. As of , the town of Sandweiler, which lies in the south-west of the commune, has a population of . Other settlements within the commune include Findel and Birelerhaff. The commune is dominated by Luxembourg Airport, Luxembourg's only international airport and the fifth-busiest cargo airport in Europe, which lies to the north and west of the town of Sandweiler. It is also home to the Sandweiler German war cemetery. The commune is surrounded by forests. Population Economy Two airline companies, Luxair and Cargolux, have their head offices on the grounds of Luxembourg Findel Airport in Sandweiler. DuPont Teijin Films has its headquarters in Sandweiler commune. A small retail zone can be found ''Op der Hokaul'' in the west of the town Sandweiler. Places of interest The Sandweiler German war cemetery contains the remnants of around 10900 German servicemen fallen in the Battl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamm, Luxembourg
Hamm is a quarter in eastern Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is the home of the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, the final resting place of 5,076 American servicemen, including General Patton. , the quarter has a population of 1,478 inhabitants. Commune Hamm was a commune in the canton of Luxembourg between 20 December 1873, when it was split from the commune of Sandweiler, and 26 March 1920, when it was merged into the city of Luxembourg, along with Hollerich and Rollingergrund Rollingergrund ( lb, Rollengergronn) is an area of north-western Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It forms the majority of the quarter of Rollingergrund-North Belair. Rollingergrund was a commune in the canton of Luxembourg between 8 May ..../ Footnotes Quarters of Luxembourg City Former communes of Luxembourg {{Luxembourgcanton-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victor Bodson Bridge
The Victor Bodson Bridge (Luxembourgish: ''Victor-Bodson-Bréck''; French: ''Pont Victor Bodson''; German: ''Victor-Bodson-Brücke'') is a cable-stayed bridge in Hesperange, in southern Luxembourg. It circles the south-eastern suburbs of Luxembourg City, and carries the A1 motorway between Howald and Itzig, over the Alzette valley below. The bridge was completed in 1993, as part of the extension of the A1 from Senningerberg (serving Luxembourg Airport) to the south of Luxembourg City. The bridge is long, and stands above the level of the Alzette below. The bridge is a total of wide, consisting of two lanes running in each direction, separated by a central reservation, along with two emergency pavements. Because the valley under the bridge is inhabited, the design was limited to a single support pillar, located exactly in the middle of the bridge. The bridge is stayed by a single suspension mast, located above the support pillar and from which radial cables fan out a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howald Tunnel
Howald ( lb, Houwald) is a town in the commune of Hesperange, in southern Luxembourg. The town merges almost seamlessly with Luxembourg City's south-eastern suburban quarter of South Bonnevoie, which lies to the north of Howald. , the town has a population of 4,760, making it the most populous town in the commune and the 22nd-most populous in Luxembourg. Through Howald runs the ''route de Thionville'', one of Luxembourg's historically most-important roads, which runs from Luxembourg City to the French town of Thionville (which had been a part of Luxembourg until 1659). However, for cross-border travel, this has since been supplanted by the A3 motorway, which connects the same two cities via Bettembourg and Dudelange, and the northern terminus of which is just to the west of the town, on the other side of the railway track. From 20 February 1882 until 22 May 1955 a steam railway line from Luxembourg to Remich ran alongside the route de Thionville through Howald. The train ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
