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Quarters Of Luxembourg City
The Quarters of Luxembourg City (; ) are the smallest administrative division for local government in Luxembourg City, the capital and largest city in the Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. There are currently twenty-four quarters, covering the Communes of Luxembourg, commune of Luxembourg City in its entirety. They are: References See also * Quarters of Esch-sur-Alzette Quarters of Luxembourg City, {{Luxembourg-stub it:Lussemburgo (città)#Amministrazione e geografia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Government
Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state. Local governments typically constitute a subdivision of a higher-level political or administrative unit, such as a nation or state. Local governments generally act within the powers and functions assigned to them by law or directives of a higher level of government. In Federation, federal states, local government generally comprises a third or fourth level of government, whereas in unitary states, local government usually occupies the second or third level of government. The institutions of local government vary greatly between countries, and even where similar arrangements exist, country-specific terminology often varies. Common designated names for different types of local government entities include county, counties, districts, city, cities, townships, towns, boroughs, Parish (administrative division), parishes, municipality, municipalities, mun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cessange Quarter Locator Map
Cessange (, ; ) is a quarter in south-western Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. Most of the quarter is covered by open fields to the south-west of Luxembourg City proper. At the centre of the quarter is the Croix de Cessange: a motorway junction between the A4 and the A6. Next to the intersection is Stade Boy Konen, which plays host to FC CeBra 01, Rugby Club Luxembourg, and the Luxembourg national rugby union team The Luxembourg national rugby union team is a minor team, and is ranked as a third tier nation. They are currently competing in the 2024-2025 Rugby Europe Trophy. Since 1996 Luxembourg also competes in the sevens circuits in Europe Luxembour .... Population , Cessange has a population of 5,111 inhabitants. Gallery File:Zeisseng Schoul 02.jpg, The primary school File:Zéisseng Cessange - Waassertuerm Water Tower - June 2012.jpg, The water tower File:Zéisseng Cessange Centre Culturel Entrée mai 2012.JPG, The cultural center File:Zéisseng Cess ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamm, Luxembourg
Hamm () is a quarter in eastern Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is the home of the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial, the final resting place of 5,076 American servicemen, including General Patton. , the quarter has a population of 1,557 inhabitants. History Hamm's origins lie in the convent of St. Catharine, founded in the 14th century, around which a village developed. The proximity to the Alzette river facilitated the construction of several mills, which formed the basis for spinning and weaving wool from 1835. In the course of the next years, the Godchaux were able to expand their wool production by buying up almost all the mills on the Alzette, which were combined with another factory in Ettelbrück into the „Draperies de Luxembourg“. At their high point, the cloth mills employed up to 2,000 people. Due to the economic boom, Hamm was split off from the commune of Sandweiler in 1873 and received its own administration. By the law of 20 Decembe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grund Quarter Locator Map
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Grund or Gründ may refer to: Places * Bad Grund, a town in Lower Saxony, Germany * Bad Grund (Samtgemeinde), a ''Samtgemeinde'' in Lower Saxony, Germany * Grund (Grindelwald), a locality in the municipality of Grindelwald, Bern, Switzerland * Grund (Hilchenbach), a community in Hilchenbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany * Grund (Luxembourg), a quarter of the city of Luxembourg, Luxembourg * Grund (Saanen), a village in the municipality of Saanen, Bern, Switzerland * Saas-Grund, a town in Valais, Switzerland Other uses * Grund (surname) * Éditions Gründ, French publisher See also * Grundt, a surname * Grunt (other) Grunt, grunts or grunting may refer to: Sound and music * Grunting (tennis), in tennis refers to the loud noise, sometimes described as "shrieking" or "screaming", made by some players during their strokes * Death grunt, the death metal singin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grund, Luxembourg
The Grund (, ) is a quarter in central Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is located in the valley below the centre of Luxembourg City on the banks of the Alzette river. In addition to being a picturesque area, it is a popular nightlife precinct which can be accessed by foot or via a lift which descends through the cliff. , the quarter has a relatively small population of 984 inhabitants, of whom 40.55% are Luxembourgers. Grund is home to Mosconi, a one-star Michelin restaurant which specialises in pasta. Gallery Luxembourg Grund Alzette Pétrusse.jpg, The Alzette and Pétrusse in the Grund Luxembourg Alzette 01.jpg, The Alzette The Alzette (; ; ) is a river with a length of in France and Luxembourg. It is a right tributary of the Sauer (a tributary to the Moselle), and ultimately to the Rhine. It rises in Thil near the town Villerupt in the Meurthe-et-Moselle '' ... in the Grund image:Grund, Luxembourg (by Pudelek).jpg, A view of the Grund from above with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gasperich Quarter Locator Map
Gasperich (, ) is a quarter in southern Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. , the quarter has a population of 10,208 inhabitants. In 2017, major building works began on a new development providing for dozens of large office buildings, hundreds of residences and a new shopping centre with various worldwide known shops and Auchan hypermarket. Transportation Gasperich is served by several city, regional and international bus lines. Just over the municipal boundary lies Howald railway station, which was reopened in December 2017 and offers direct services to Luxembourg City, Esch-sur-Alzette, Bettembourg, Wasserbillig, Troisvierges, Thionville, Metz and Nancy, among others. Gasperich is served by two Park and Ride A park and ride, also known as incentive parking or a commuter lot, is a parking lot with public transport connections that allows commuters and other people heading to city centres to leave their vehicles and transfer to a bus, Rail transport, r ... car parks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gare Quarter Locator Map
Gare is the word for "station" in French and related languages, commonly meaning railway station Gare can refer to: People * Gare (surname), surname * The Gare Family, fictional characters in the novel '' Wild Geese'' by Martha Ostenso Places * Gare, Zavidovići, Bosnia and Herzegovina * Gare (Gadžin Han), a village situated in Gadžin Han municipality in Serbia * Garé, Hungary * Gare, Luxembourg, neighborhood around the railway station in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg * Gare Loch, an open see loch in Argyll and Bute, Scotland * Pompoï-gare, Pompoï-gare is a village in the Pompoï Department of Balé Province in southern Burkina Faso * South Gare, an area of reclaimed land and breakwater on the southern side of the mouth of the River Tees in Redcar and Cleveland, England ** South Gare & Coatham Sands SSSI, Site of Special Scientific Interest ** South Gare Lighthouse, at the end of the South Gare breakwater Transportation ''Gare'' refers to many stations in Francophone and ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gare, Luxembourg
Gare ( ) is a Quarters of Luxembourg City, quarter in central Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The quarter has, since 1859, been the location of Luxembourg's principal railway station and terminus, Luxembourg station, around which it subsequently developed. The quarter's name translates into English, from the French ''Gare'', to "station". Geographically, the quarter is situated on the Bourbon plateau, and is separated from the Ville Haute quarter, heart of Luxembourg's ancient Fortress of Luxembourg, fortifications, by a steep valley where the Pétrusse joins the Alzette river in the Grund, Luxembourg, Grund quarter. The valley was first spanned by the Passerelle (Luxembourg), Passerelle viaduct, opened in 1859. Following the 1867 Treaty of London (1867), Treaty of London, which ordered the dismantling of Luxembourg's fortifications, the quarter expanded rapidly, notably with the construction of the Adolphe Bridge, opened in 1903, and connected to the station by the gra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eich Quarter Locator Map
Eich may refer to: Places * Eich, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * Eich (Verbandsgemeinde), a collective municipality in Alzey-Worms, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany * Eich, Switzerland * Eich, Luxembourg People * Eich (surname), a list of people with this surname * Ray Eichenlaub (1892/1893 – 1949), American gridiron football player, nicknamed "Eich" or "Iron Eich" See also * * Aich (other) eMule is a free peer-to-peer file sharing application for Microsoft Windows. Started in May 2002 as an alternative to eDonkey2000, eMule connects to both the eDonkey network and the Kad network. The distinguishing features of eMule are the di ... * Eiche (other) * Ike (other) {{Disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eich, Luxembourg
Eich (; , ) is a quarter in northern Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. , the quarter has a population of 2,976 inhabitants. Commune Eich was a commune in the canton of Luxembourg until 1 July 1920, when it was merged into the commune of Luxembourg. Until 8 May 1849, the commune of Eich also included Rollingergrund, which was made a separate commune on that date, before being 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 on 26 March 1920. References Quarters of Luxembourg City Former communes of Luxembourg {{Luxembourgcanton-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dommeldange Quarter Locator Map
Dommeldange (, ; ) is a quarter in north-eastern Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. , the quarter has a population of 3,012 inhabitants. Steel works Since the 17th century, Dommeldange was a metal production site under the Ancien Régime, using charcoal from the nearby Grünewald and obtaining ore from sediment deposits from surrounding lands, which were heated in kilns. From 1845, the Metz family of businessmen and industrialists, started to set up blast furnaces and foundries in the neighbouring district of Eich, where they were to experiment with using coke and oolite iron ore with a high phosphorus content, known as minette. The mining and use of minette in the south of the country soared in the 1850s and gave the works in Eich an upturn. However, the route finally chosen for the construction of the northern railway line in the late 1850s would change the circumstances for the Eich works. Rather than passing via Septfontaines and Muhlenbach, as originally plann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
