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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 1849, when it was split from the commune of Eich, and 26 March 1920, when it was merged into the city of Luxembourg, along with Hamm and Hollerich. Michel Engels Michel Engels (1851–1901) was a Luxembourg illustrator, painter and art teacher who is remembered principally for his sketches of the fortifications of Luxembourg City and for cofounding the '' Cercle artistique de Luxembourg''."Engels, Michel ... (1851–1901), the celebrated illustrator, author and art teacher, was born in Rollingergrund."Engels, Michel", ''Luxemburger Lexikon'', Editions Guy Binsfeld, Luxembourg, 2006. Footnotes Former communes of Luxembourg Neighbourhoods of Luxembourg City {{Luxembourgcanton-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rollingergrund-North Belair
Rollingergrund-North Belair ( lb, Rollengergronn-Belair-Nord, french: Rollingergrund-Belair-Nord, german: Rollingergrund-Belair-Nord) is a Quarters of Luxembourg City, quarter in north-western Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. Within the modern quarter lies most of the former Communes of Luxembourg, commune of Rollingergrund. , the quarter has a population of 4,571 inhabitants. References Quarters of Luxembourg City {{Luxembourgcanton-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Engels
Michel Engels (1851–1901) was a Luxembourg illustrator, painter and art teacher who is remembered principally for his sketches of the fortifications of Luxembourg City and for cofounding the ''Cercle artistique de Luxembourg''."Engels, Michel", ''Luxemburger Lexikon'', Editions Guy Binsfeld, Luxembourg, 2006. Early life Born in the Rollingergrund district of Luxembourg City on 6 June 1851, Engels studied art at the Athénée where he was one of the last students instructed by Jean-Baptiste Fresez, considered to be Luxembourg's greatest 19th-century artist. Benefitting from a State grant, he then went on to study at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. Career On his return to Luxembourg, Engels became an art teacher at the Athénée, gaining the status of professor in 1895. He was popular among his students who he would often take down to the Rollingergrund to practice sketching. In 1889, he published a set of 20 drawings of scenes in Luxembourg City, encouraging his students to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Communes Of Luxembourg
Luxembourg's 102 communes ( lb, Gemengen ; French: ''communes''; german: Gemeinden) conform to LAU Level 2Statec (2003), p. 9&10 and are the country's lowest administrative divisions. Communes rank below cantons in Luxembourg's hierarchy of administrative subdivisions. Communes are often re-arranged, being merged or divided as demanded by demographic change over time. Unlike the cantons, which have remained unchanged since their creation, the identity of the communes has not become ingrained within the geographical sensations of the average Luxembourger. The cantons are responsible for the ceremonial, administrative, and statistical aspects of government, while the communes provide local government services. The municipal system was adopted when Luxembourg was annexed into the French département of Forêts in 1795. Despite ownership passing to the Netherlands, this system was maintained until it was introduced upon independence in 1843. The province of Luxembourg, which now co ... [...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] |
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] |
Eich, Luxembourg
Eich ( lb, Eech) is a quarter in northern Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. , the quarter has a population of 2,905 inhabitants. Commune Eich was a commune in the canton of Luxembourg until 1 July 1920, when it was merged into the commune of Luxembourg. Until 8 May 1849, the commune of Eich also included Rollingergrund, which was made a separate commune on that date, before being merged into the city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ... of Luxembourg on 26 March 1920. References Quarters of Luxembourg City Former communes of Luxembourg {{Luxembourgcanton-geo-stub ... [...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] |
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 (canton)
Luxembourg is a canton in the south of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Its name, like the name of the Grand Duchy itself, derives from the name of its principal city, Luxembourg (more commonly known as Luxembourg City). It is not to be confused with the former district of Luxembourg, one of three administrative units in Luxembourg abolished in October 2015. It is the only canton, other than Mersch, to be entirely surrounded by other cantons and therefore to have no international boundary. Its capital is Luxembourg. Administrative divisions Luxembourg Canton consists of the following eleven communes: * Bertrange * Contern * Hesperange * Luxembourg * Niederanven * Sandweiler * Schuttrange * Steinsel * Strassen * Walferdange * Weiler-la-Tour Mergers * On 26 March 1920 the former communes of Hamm, Hollerich and Rollingergrund (all from Luxembourg Canton) were merged into the commune of Luxembourg. * On 1 July 1920 the former commune of Eich Eich may refer to: Places * Eich, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Sovereign States
The following is a list providing an overview of sovereign states around the world with information on their status and recognition of their sovereignty. The 206 listed states can be divided into three categories based on membership within the United Nations System: 193 UN member states, 2 UN General Assembly non-member observer states, and 11 other states. The ''sovereignty dispute'' column indicates states having undisputed sovereignty (188 states, of which there are 187 UN member states and 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state), states having disputed sovereignty (16 states, of which there are 6 UN member states, 1 UN General Assembly non-member observer state, and 9 de facto states), and states having a special political status (2 states, both in free association with New Zealand). Compiling a list such as this can be a complicated and controversial process, as there is no definition that is binding on all the members of the community of nations concerni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of Luxembourg
The 12 canton (subnational entity), cantons ( lb, Kantonen or ; french: cantons ; german: Kantone ) of the Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are areas of local government at the first level of local administrative unit (LAU-1) in the European Union's Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics for Eurostat purposes. They were subdivisions of the three districts of Luxembourg until 2015, when the district level of government was abolished. The cantons are in turn subdivided into 102 communes of Luxembourg, communes (i.e. municipalities). List The following list gives the names of the cantons in French and Luxembourgish (in that order) which are both official languages of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: See also * :Lists of cantons of Luxembourg * ISO 3166-2:LU References External links * Cantons of Luxembourg, Subdivisions of Luxembourg Administrative divisions in Europe, Luxembourg 2 First-level administrative divisions by country, Cantons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cantons Of Luxembourg
The 12 canton (subnational entity), cantons ( lb, Kantonen or ; french: cantons ; german: Kantone ) of the Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg are areas of local government at the first level of local administrative unit (LAU-1) in the European Union's Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics for Eurostat purposes. They were subdivisions of the three districts of Luxembourg until 2015, when the district level of government was abolished. The cantons are in turn subdivided into 102 communes of Luxembourg, communes (i.e. municipalities). List The following list gives the names of the cantons in French and Luxembourgish (in that order) which are both official languages of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: See also * :Lists of cantons of Luxembourg * ISO 3166-2:LU References External links * Cantons of Luxembourg, Subdivisions of Luxembourg Administrative divisions in Europe, Luxembourg 2 First-level administrative divisions by country, Cantons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
