Buurgplaatz (alternate names: Buergplaatz, Burrigplatz, Burgplatz, Buergplaz zu Huldang) is a

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in the

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Troisvierges Troisvierges (; lb, Ëlwen ; german: Ulflingen) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. The two highest hills in Luxembourg, the Kneiff (560 m) and Buurgplaatz (559 m), are located in the commune. , the town of ...

, in northern

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. The summit lies within the

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region at . In 1952 the

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declared Buurgplaatz the highest point in Luxembourg. Previously Napoléonsgaard hill at , located in the Canton of Redange, was considered the highest point. In 1997 Buurgplaatz lost its status as highest point after GPS survey determined

Kneiff Kneiff is a hill in the Ardennes, in the commune of Troisvierges, in northern Luxembourg, near the tripoint shared with Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northweste ...

at was 1m higher. The declaration plaque on the summit remains and Buurgplaatz may still be erroneously considered the highest point in Luxembourg. ACT (Administration du Cadastre et de la Topographie) Regional Map R1 Clervaux - Huldange 1:20000 (2003) shows 'Kneiff' at 560m and 'Buergplaz' at 559m.

References

Climbers web site
Mountains under 1000 metres Mountains and hills of the Ardennes (Luxembourg) Mountains and hills of the Eifel Troisvierges {{Clervaux-geo-stub