Napoléonsgaard is a

hill A hill is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain. It often has a distinct Summit (topography), summit. Terminology The distinction between a hill and a mountain is unclear and largely subjective, but a hill is universally con ...

in the

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

Rambrouch Rambrouch ( lb, Rammerech or (locally) ; german: Rambruch) is a commune and small town in western Luxembourg, in the canton of Redange. It lies close to the border with Belgium. Rambrouch was formed on 1 January 1979 from the former communes of ...

, in western

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 ...

. It is tall, and lies to the north-east of

Schwiedelbrouch Schwiedelbrouch () is a village in the commune of Rambrouch, in the Diekirch District, and the canton of Redange, in western Luxembourg. (Historically it was in the commune of Folschette Folschette ( lb, Foulscht, ) is a small town in the commune ...

. Napoléonsgaard is the third-highest summit in Luxembourg and the highest point in the Canton of Redange.

History

Napoléonsgaard (Literally: "garden of Napoléon") got its name from plantations that were made there on the order of Napoléon Bonaparte to honor the birth of his first son in 1811 at the supposed highest point of the

Département des Forêts In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety-s ...

. Between 1905 and 1952 Napoléonsgaard was considered the highest point in Luxembourg. It was superseded by

Buurgplaatz Buurgplaatz (alternate names: Buergplaatz, Burrigplatz, Burgplatz, Buergplaz zu Huldang) is a hill in the commune of Troisvierges, in northern Luxembourg. The summit lies within the Oesling region at . In 1952 the Institut national de l'informati ...

which was itself superseded by

Kneiff Kneiff is a hill in the Ardennes, in the commune of Troisvierges, in northern Luxembourg, near the tripoint shared with Belgium and Germany. At 560 metres, it is the highest point in the country; it is 1 m taller than Buurgplaatz, which was pre ...

in 1997.

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* Mountains under 1000 metres Mountains and hills of the Ardennes (Luxembourg) Mountains and hills of the Eifel Rambrouch {{Luxembourg-geo-stub