Hollerich ( lb, Hollerech) is a
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in south-western
Luxembourg City
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, in southern
Luxembourg
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.
, the quarter has a population of 7,132 inhabitants.
Hollerich railway station is located on
Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois
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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
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, and just to the west of a major
junction
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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
Campus Geesseknäppchen is a campus in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg, that is shared by a number of academic institutions.
The campus is located in the southwest of the city, just to the north of the terminus of the A4 motorway. It is p ...
, 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 Athénée de Luxembourg ( en, Luxembourg Athenaeum), is a high school situated in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. Throughout the school's history of more than 400 years, the name was changed repeatedly. It's nowadays commonly called ...
, the
International School of Luxembourg
The International School of Luxembourg (ISL) is a privately owned non-profit international school located in Hollerich, Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.
History
The school was founded in 1963 under the name DuPont de Nemours Private Sc ...
,
Lycée Aline Mayrisch, the
Lycée Michel Rodange
Lycée Michel Rodange, abbreviated to LMRL, is a high school in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is located on Campus Geesseknäppchen, along with several other educational institutions, most of which, including Lycée Michel Rodange, ...
, the
Lycée Technique École de Commerce et de Gestion) and the
Conservatoire de Luxembourg. The campus boasts a number of shared facilities, including an
Olympic size swimming pool
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.
Commune
Hollerich was a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in the
canton of
Luxembourg
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until 26 March 1920, when it was merged into the
city
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of Luxembourg, along with
Hamm
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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 Ma ...
. From 7 April 1914 until the dissolution of the commune, the part of the commune encompassing the urban areas of Hollerich and
Bonnevoie
Bonnevoie ( lb, Bouneweg, german: Bonneweg) is an area of south-eastern Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is divided between the quarters of North Bonnevoie-Verlorenkost and South Bonnevoie. It is the biggest neighbourhood in the ci ...
was afforded the title of
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 ...
. The title was not conferred upon all of the commune; the part that was granted the title was officially styled '
Hollerich-Bonnevoie'.
[ ]
It is also the location of
Den Atelier
Den Atelier is an indoor music venue in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is located in Hollerich, and holds up to 1,200 people. The name is an amalgam of Luxembourg's two main languages: 'den' being Luxembourgish for 'the' and 'atel ...
, a music venue.
Footnotes
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Quarters of Luxembourg City
Former communes of Luxembourg
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