Rollingergrund (, ) is an area of north-western

Luxembourg City Luxembourg (; ; ), also known as Luxembourg City ( or ; ; or ), is the capital city of Luxembourg and the Communes of Luxembourg, country's most populous commune. Standing at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers in southern Luxe ...

, in southern

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. It forms the majority of the quarter of Rollingergrund-North Belair. Rollingergrund developed around the porcelain factory of

Villeroy & Boch Villeroy & Boch (, ) is a French-German manufacturer of ceramics, with the company headquarters located in Mettlach, Saarland. History The company began in the tiny Lorraine village of Audun le Tiche, where the iron master François Boch set ...

. While it originally belonged to Luxembourg City, after the territorial reorganisation under the French regime (1795-1814) it was part of the commune of Eich. After it received its own parish in 1843, the population sought political autonomy, and it became a commune in the canton of

from 8 May 1849, when it was split from the commune of Eich. On 26 March 1920 it was again merged into the

city A city is a human settlement of a substantial size. The term "city" has different meanings around the world and in some places the settlement can be very small. Even where the term is limited to larger settlements, there is no universally agree ...

of Luxembourg, along with Hamm and

Hollerich Hollerich (, ) is a quarter in south-western Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. , the quarter has a population of 7,781 inhabitants. Hollerich railway station is located on CFL Line 70, which connects Luxembourg City to the south-west ...

. Michel Engels (1851–1901), the celebrated illustrator, author and art teacher, was born in Rollingergrund."Engels, Michel", ''Luxemburger Lexikon'', Editions Guy Binsfeld, Luxembourg, 2006.

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