Ecoparc Windhof ( lb, Wandhaff) is a village in the south of the

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Koerich Koerich ( lb, Käerch) is a Communes of Luxembourg, commune and village in western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Capellen (canton), Capellen. , the commune of Koerich has a population of 2,310. The other small communities in the commune ...

in south-western

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. It lies on the N6 road from

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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 ...

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. Although it was just a small collection of houses until about 20 years ago, it is now expanding rapidly as a business development area.

Location

Ecoparc Windhof is located 15 km west of

at a strategic position for transport and communications on the N6 road from

close to the busy

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linking Luxembourg to

and

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

. It stands on the crossroads where the N6 intersects N13 to

(north) and

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(south). Windhof, at a height of 334 m, is the highest point in the vicinity.

History

The history of Windhof dates back to Roman times owing to its location on the ''Kiem'' or

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from

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. Some years ago, a Roman

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was found on the ''Kiem'' between

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. The road was probably constructed in the 1st century BC but it became particularly important in the 3rd and 4th centuries when Trier developed as an imperial residence. A map from 1778 refers to today's Windhof as ''Koericher Heyde'' The main road from Luxembourg to Arlon, now N6 or the ''Route d'Arlon'' was built in 1790, slightly to the north of the Roman road. It was here that the first houses appeared in Windhof. American troops, liberating Luxembourg in September 1944, proceeded through Windhof towards Arlon along this road which became known as the Voie de la Liberté. In the 1970s, the Autoroute d'Arlon with an exit just 1 km to the south of Windhof was built. Designated the A6 motorway or

it links Luxembourg to

and beyond creating excellent facilities for Windhof.

Ecoparc Windhof today

Ecoparc Windhof has now become a rapidly developing, increasingly prosperous centre of business activity. Over 100 small to medium-sized companies employing over 500 people have now been established there in a range of service sectors including

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and

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and

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. There is little recent residential development apart from a few houses on the western side. There are two restaurants in the centre of the village, a pizzeria and a Portuguese establishment. Ecoparc Windhof is connected to Luxembourg by regular bus service. In 2010 a number of local companies founded Ecoparc Windhof. with the purpose to promote the zone. In addition the Ecoparc Windhof has joined an ambitious European research program

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with luxemburgish and international partners in order to implement the C2C

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methodology in a development zone.C2C Bizz
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Location

History

Ecoparc Windhof today

See also

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