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Parc Merl
Parc Merl (Luxemburgish ''Märeler Park'') is an urban park in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. Despite its name, the park is not located in the quarter of Merl, but in Hollerich Hollerich ( lb, Hollerech) is a quarter in south-western Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. , the quarter has a population of 7,132 inhabitants. Hollerich railway station is located on Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois Line 70, which conne .... It is bordered by ''avenue du 10 Septembre'' ( N5) to the north-west, ''boulevard Pierre Dupong'' to the south-west, ''rue de Bragance'' to the south-east, and ''avenue Guillaume'' to the north-east. : Parks in Luxembourg City {{Luxembourgcanton-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollerich
Hollerich ( lb, Hollerech) is a quarter in south-western Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. , the quarter has a population of 7,132 inhabitants. Hollerich railway station is located on Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois Line 70, which connects Luxembourg City to the south-west of the country. Hollerich station is only 600 metres to the south-west of the country's main terminus, Luxembourg railway station, and just to the west of a major junction that separates traffic exiting Luxembourg station to the south. The urban park Parc Merl is located on its border with Belair. Education The Campus Geesseknäppchen, the largest educational campus in Luxembourg City, is located within the quarter. Five educational establishments are premised on the site; the Athénée de Luxembourg, the International School of Luxembourg, Lycée Aline Mayrisch, the Lycée Michel Rodange, the Lycée Technique École de Commerce et de Gestion) and the Conservatoire de Luxembourg. The campus boast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg City
Luxembourg ( lb, Lëtzebuerg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City ( lb, Stad Lëtzebuerg, link=no or ; french: Ville de Luxembourg, link=no; german: Stadt Luxemburg, link=no or ), is the capital city of the Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Communes of Luxembourg, 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 by road from Brussels, from Paris, and from Cologne. The city contains Luxembourg Castle, established by the Franks in the Early Middle Ages, around which a settlement developed. , Luxembourg City has a population of 128,514 inhabitants, which is more than three times the population of the country's second most populous commune (Esch-sur-Alzette). The city's population consists of 160 nationalities. Foreigners represent 70% of the city's population, whilst Luxembourgers represent 30% of the populat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small landlocked country in Western Europe. It borders Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembourg, is one of the four institutional seats of the European Union (together with Brussels, Frankfurt, and Strasbourg) and the seat of several EU institutions, notably the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judicial authority. Luxembourg's culture, people, and languages are highly intertwined with its French and German neighbors; while Luxembourgish is legally the only national language of the Luxembourgish people, French and German are also used in administrative and judicial matters and all three are considered administrative languages of the cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg Communal Council
Luxembourg communal council (french: Conseil communal de Luxembourg) is the local council for the commune of Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It consists of twenty-seven members, elected every six years by proportional representation. Current composition The last elections were held on 9 October 2011, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic Party (DP). In the '' collège échevinal'', the DP forms a coalition with The Greens, who have the third-largest contingent, under the leadership of DP mayor Lydie Polfer. 2017 elections Below are the results of the communal elections of 8 October 2017. This council will take office in January 2018. 2005 elections See also * Mayor of Luxembourg City The Mayor of Luxembourg City is the mayor of Luxembourg's capital and largest city, Luxembourg City. The officeholder, like other mayors in Luxembourg, is appointed by the Grand Duke amongst council members. Due to the city's importance within the ... Footnotes Exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxemburgish
Luxembourgish ( ; also ''Luxemburgish'', ''Luxembourgian'', ''Letzebu(e)rgesch''; Luxembourgish: ) is a West Germanic language that is spoken mainly in Luxembourg. About 400,000 people speak Luxembourgish worldwide. As a standard form of the Moselle Franconian language, Luxembourgish has similarities with other varieties of High German and the wider group of West Germanic languages. The status of Luxembourgish as an official language in Luxembourg and the existence there of a regulatory body have removed Luxembourgish, at least in part, from the domain of Standard German, its traditional . History Luxembourgish was considered a German dialect like many others until about World War II but then it underwent ausbau, that is it created its own standard form in vocabulary, grammar and spelling and therefore is seen today as an independent language, an ausbau language. Due to the fact that Luxembourgish has a maximum of some 285,000 native speakers, resources in the language lik ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urban Park
An urban park or metropolitan park, also known as a municipal park (North America) or a public park, public open space, or municipal gardens ( UK), is a park in cities and other incorporated places that offer recreation and green space to residents of, and visitors to, the municipality. The design, operation, and maintenance is usually done by government agencies, typically on the local level, but may occasionally be contracted out to a park conservancy, "friends of" group, or private sector company. Common features of municipal parks include playgrounds, gardens, hiking, running and fitness trails or paths, bridle paths, sports fields and courts, public restrooms, boat ramps, and/or picnic facilities, depending on the budget and natural features available. Park advocates claim that having parks near urban residents, including within a 10-minute walk, provide multiple benefits. History A park is an area of open space provided for recreational use, usually owned and maintain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quarters Of Luxembourg City
The Quarters of Luxembourg City (french: quartiers, lb, Quartierën) are the smallest administrative division for local government in Luxembourg City, the capital and largest city in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. There are currently twenty-four quarters, covering the commune of Luxembourg City in its entirety. They are: References See also * Quarters of Esch-sur-Alzette The Quarters of Esch-sur-Alzette ( lb, Quartierën, french: Quartiers, german: Stadtteile) are the smallest administrative division for local government in Esch-sur-Alzette. There are currently sixteen quarters, covering most of the commune of Es ... {{Luxembourg-stub it:Lussemburgo (città)#Amministrazione e geografia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merl, Luxembourg
Merl ( lb, Märel) is a quarter in western Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan .... , the quarter has a population of 6,264 inhabitants. References Further reading * Quarters of Luxembourg City {{Luxembourgcanton-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
N5 Road (Luxembourg)
This is a list of roads designated N5. Roads entries are sorted in alphabetical order by country. * N5 (Bangladesh), a Bangladeshi national highway connecting the capital Dhaka and the town of Banglabandha * N5 road (Belgium), a road connecting Brussels and Philippeville * N5 road (Democratic Republic of the Congo), a road connecting Bukavu and Uvira * N5 road (France), a road connecting Dijon and the frontier of Switzerland * N5 road (Gabon), a road connecting Kougouleu and Bibasse * N5 road (Ghana), a road connecting Adam and Ho * N5 road (Ireland), a road connecting Dublin (via the N4) and Westport * N5 road (Luxembourg) * N5 highway (Pakistan), a road connecting Karachi and Torkham * N5 highway (Philippines) * N5 (Portugal), a road in Portugal * N5 road (Senegal) * N5 (South Africa), a road connecting Harrismith and Winburg * N5 road (Switzerland) * Nebraska Highway 5, a state highway in the U.S. state of Nebraska See also * List of highways numbered 5 Route 5, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
