N6 Road (Luxembourg)

The N6 is a

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. It connects

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 Lu ...

, at its eastern end, to the

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border. At the border, it connects to the Belgian N4, which leads to

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 t ...

Namur Namur (; ; nl, Namen ; wa, Nameur) is a city and municipality in Wallonia, Belgium. It is both the capital of the province of Namur and of Wallonia, hosting the Parliament of Wallonia, the Government of Wallonia and its administration. Namu ...

Wavre Wavre (; nl, Waver, ; wa, Wåve) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, capital of the Provinces of Belgium, province of Walloon Brabant, Belgium. Wavre is in the Dijle, Dyle valley. Most ...

, and

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. It is also known by the name of route d'Arlon, due to the primary destination from Luxembourg City. Luxembourg Steinfort LB frontier

At its eastern end, the N6 meets the N51 (b''oulevard de la Foire''), on the edge of the

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 population ...

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of Luxembourg City. On its way out of the city, the road passes

Stade Josy Barthel The Stade Josy Barthel is the former national stadium of Luxembourg, and the former home of the Luxembourg national football team. The stadium, which also hosted rugby union and athletics events, is located on route d'Arlon, in the Luxembourg Ci ...

, the country's national stadium, and the

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, the country's main maternity hospital. On the outskirts of the city, the N6 meets the A6 motorway. Once outside the city, the road passes through Strassen. The road proceeds to pass the

Lycée Technique Josy Barthel Lycée Josy Barthel ( en, Josy Barthel High School), abbreviated to LJBM, is a high school in Mamer, in south-western Luxembourg. It was opened in September 2003, and cost €67.4m to build. It comprises 60 classrooms and 16 workshops, and has a c ...

Mamer Mamer () is a commune and town (strictly classified as a village) in south-western Luxembourg. It is located west of Luxembourg City. The commune includes Mamer itself, and also the smaller communities of Capellen and Holzem. Mamer is situated on ...

, before reaching another junction with the A6. Continuing westwards, the N6 runs through the towns of

Capellen Capellen ( lb, Cap/Capellen ) is a town in the commune of Mamer, in south-western Luxembourg, 12 km west of Luxembourg City. , the town has a population of 1,336. Despite not having a commune named after it, Capellen lends its name to the ...

and

Windhof Ecoparc Windhof ( lb, Wandhaff) is a village in the south of the commune of Koerich in south-western Luxembourg. It lies on the N6 road from Luxembourg City to Arlon in Belgium. Although it was just a small collection of houses until about 20 year ...

, before reaching

Steinfort Steinfort ( ) is a commune and town in western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Capellen. , the town of Steinfort, which lies in the north of the commune, has a population of 2,184. Other towns within the commune include Hagen, Kleinbetti ...

, on the border with Belgium, whereupon it meets the Belgian N4. The N6 is a part of the Liberty Road, the commemorative way marking the route of the Allied forces from

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in June 1944. Roads in Luxembourg Streets in Luxembourg City Mamer {{Europe-road-stub