Krautmaart (
Luxembourgish
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As a standard form of th ...
) or rue du Marché aux Herbes (
French), is an irregularly-shaped street in
Luxembourg City
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, in southern
Luxembourg
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. The street, whose name translates into
English
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as Herb Market street, is situated in
Ville Haute
Ville Haute ( lb, Uewerstad, german: Oberstadt) is a quarter in central Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is the historic center of Luxembourg City and is involved in its UNESCO World Heritage Site status. , Ville Haute has a populatio ...
, the historic heart of the city. It lies to the east of
Place Guillaume II
Place Guillaume II is a town square in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The square lies to the west of Krautmaart and to the north of Boulevard Franklin Delano Roosevelt in the heart of Luxembourg's historic Ville Haute quarter. It ...
, across the ''rue du Fossé''.
Due to the presence of the
seat of Luxembourg's Chamber of Deputies on the street, 'Krautmaart' is used as a
metonym
Metonymy () is a figure of speech in which a concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept.
Etymology
The words ''metonymy'' and ''metonym'' come from grc, μετωνυμία, 'a change of name' ...
for the
Luxembourgish legislature. Despite this, it is the adjoining
Grand Ducal Palace
The Grand Ducal Palace ( lb, Groussherzogleche Palais, french: Palais grand-ducal, german: Großherzogliches Palais) is a palace in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is the official residence of the grand duke of Luxembourg, and wher ...
that dominates Krautmaart.
Streets in Luxembourg City
Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg)
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