Hollerich (, ) is a quarter in south-western

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, in southern

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. , the quarter has a population of 7,781 inhabitants. Hollerich railway station is located on

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Line 70, which connects Luxembourg City to the south-west of the country. Hollerich station is only 600 metres to the south-west of the country's main terminus,

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, and just to the west of a major junction that separates traffic exiting Luxembourg station to the south. The urban park Parc Merl is located on its border with Belair.

Education

The Campus Geesseknäppchen, the largest educational campus in Luxembourg City, is located within the quarter. Five educational establishments are premised on the site; the Athénée de Luxembourg, the International School of Luxembourg, Lycée Aline Mayrisch, the Lycée Michel Rodange, the Lycée Technique École de Commerce et de Gestion) and the Conservatoire de Luxembourg. The campus boasts a number of shared facilities, including an Olympic size swimming pool.

Commune

Hollerich was first mentioned in a document in the 10th century. In the course of the French administrative reorganisation of 1796, it achieved the status of a separate commune. In 1859, Luxembourg's railway station was built on the commune's territory. This facilitated its modern development from a farming village located at the

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and the road towards Esch, to an important industrial site in front of the gates of Luxembourg City. Soon, the commune attracted industries due to its good infrastructure: the iron industry with Paul Würth from 1891, champagne production with Mercier as well as the tobacco producer Heinz von Landewyck, to name only a few. Hollerich was a commune in the canton of

until 26 March 1920, when it was merged into the

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of Luxembourg, along with Hamm and Rollingergrund. From 7 April 1914 until the dissolution of the commune, the part of the commune encompassing the urban areas of Hollerich and

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was afforded the title of

. The title was not conferred upon all of the commune; the part that was granted the title was officially styled ' Hollerich-Bonnevoie'. It is also the location of Den Atelier, a music venue.

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* Quarters of Luxembourg City Former communes of Luxembourg {{Luxembourgcanton-geo-stub