The city of Luxembourg - Stad Lëtzebuerg or Luxembourg City, is a commune with city status and the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (largest city in the country).
Luxembourg City has one Unesco World Heritage site : its Old Quarters and Fortifications.
Description : the fortifications of Luxembourg were regarded as some of the most impressive in Europe.
Map of Luxembourg, Luxembourg City in orange, the district in dark grey, the canton in red.
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| Coat of arms |
The capital stands at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse Rivers in southern Luxembourg, also called Gutland - good land. The city lies at the heart of Western Europe, 213 km by road from Brussels, 372 km from Paris and 209 km from Cologne away.
Population as of January 2014 : ~ 107,000
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| BCEE Bank - Metz Square |
Luxembourg City is a seat of several institutions of the European Union, the majority are located in the Kirchberg quarter, in the northeast of the city.
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| Kirchberg quarter - European Institutions |
The city centre occupies a picturesque site on a salient, perched high on precipitous cliffs that drop into the narrow valleys of the Alzette and Pétrusse Rivers. The 70 m deep gorges cut by the rivers are spanned by many bridges and viaducts, including the Adolphe Bridge and the Passerelle.
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| Adolphe Bridge |
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| The Passerelle or Luxembourg Viaduct |
The commune of Luxembourg City covers an area of over 51 km2, 2% of the Grand Duchy's total area. This makes it the largest urban area. Large areas of Luxembourg City are maintained as parks, forested areas, or sites of important heritage (particularly the UNESCO sites).
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| The Grund Luxembourg - Gronn |
The city's administration is headed by the mayor. After Xavier Bettel became Luxembourg's new prime minister on 4 December 2013, Lydie Polfer was sworn in as new mayor of Luxembourg City (again). Unlike other cities, Luxembourg is given special dispensation to have six instead of four échevins on its collège échevinal.
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| Chamber of Deputies |
Luxembourg City is also the Seat for the Luxembourg Government.
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| Rue Marché aux Herbes |