Howald ( lb, Houwald) is a town in the

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Hesperange Hesperange (; lb, Hesper ; german: Hesperingen) is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is located south-east of Luxembourg City. The total population of the commune is 14.701 people. This breaks down into 6.909 Luxembourgers, 2.021 Fre ...

, in southern

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. The town merges almost seamlessly with

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 Gr ...

's south-eastern

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an quarter of South Bonnevoie, which lies to the north of Howald. , the town has a population of 4,760, making it the most populous town in the commune and the 22nd-most populous in Luxembourg. Through Howald runs the ''route de Thionville'', one of Luxembourg's historically most-important roads, which runs from Luxembourg City to the

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town of

Thionville Thionville (; ; german: Diedenhofen ) is a city in the northeastern French department of Moselle. The city is located on the left bank of the river Moselle, opposite its suburb Yutz. History Thionville was settled as early as the time of th ...

(which had been a part of Luxembourg until 1659). However, for cross-border travel, this has since been supplanted by the A3 motorway, which connects the same two cities via

Bettembourg Bettembourg ( lb, Beetebuerg , german: Bettemburg) is a commune and town in southern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Esch-sur-Alzette, which is part of the district of Luxembourg. , the town of Bettembourg, which lies in the east of the ...

and

Dudelange Dudelange (; lb, Diddeleng , german: Düdelingen) is a commune with town status in southern Luxembourg. It is the fourth-most populous commune, with 19,734 inhabitants. Dudelange is situated close to the border with France. , the town of Dudela ...

, and the northern terminus of which is just to the west of the town, on the other side of the railway track. From 20 February 1882 until 22 May 1955 a steam railway line from Luxembourg to Remich ran alongside the route de Thionville through Howald. The train was affectionately referred to as the "Jangeli", a name evoking the sound that the train made. The name Jangeli is still maintained as the bus stop location on the Route de Thionville in Howald. Howald's role as a suburb of Luxembourg City is highlighted by the town's youth. As recently as 1885, the town had a population of only 21 people. Even until the

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, the town was limited almost exclusively to lining the sides of the ''route de Thionville''. However, since the 1960s, the creation of two development

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areas, on either side of the ''route de Thionville'', has seen the town expand dramatically, such that it is now the largest town in the commune of

. Home to famed internet personality Shivo, uptown Howald is known for being some craic.

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