The N6 is a

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. It connects

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, at its eastern end, to the Belgian border. At the border, it connects to the Belgian N4, which leads to

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, and

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. It is also known by the name of route d'Arlon, due to the primary destination from Luxembourg City. Luxembourg Steinfort LB frontier

Route

At its eastern end, the N6 meets the N51 (b''oulevard de la Foire''), on the edge of the

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quarter of Luxembourg City. On its way out of the city, the road passes

Stade Josy Barthel The Stade Josy Barthel is the former national stadium of Luxembourg, and the former home of the Luxembourg national football team. The stadium, which also hosted rugby union and athletics events, is located on route d'Arlon, in the Luxembourg ...

, the country's national stadium, and the

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, the country's main maternity hospital. On the outskirts of the city, the N6 meets the A6 motorway. Once outside the city, the road passes through Strassen. The road proceeds to pass the Lycée Technique Josy Barthel in

Mamer Mamer () is a commune and town (strictly classified as a village) in south-western Luxembourg. It is located west of Luxembourg City. The commune includes both Mamer itself and the smaller communities of Capellen and Holzem. Mamer is situated o ...

, before reaching another junction with the A6. Continuing westwards, the N6 runs through the towns of

Capellen Capellen ( ) is a town in the commune of Mamer, in south-western Luxembourg, 12 km west of Luxembourg City. , the town has a population of 2,371. Despite not having a commune named after it, Capellen lends its name to the canton of Cape ...

and

Windhof Windhof () is a village in the south of the commune of Koerich in south-western Luxembourg. It lies on the N6 road from Luxembourg City to Arlon in Belgium. Although it was just a small collection of houses until about 20 years ago, it is now exp ...

, before reaching

Steinfort Steinfort (; ) is a commune and town in western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Capellen. , the town of Steinfort, which lies in the north of the commune, has a population of 3,076. Other towns within the commune include Hagen, Kleinbe ...

, on the border with Belgium, whereupon it meets the Belgian N4.

History

The N6 is a part of the Liberty Road, the commemorative way marking the route of the Allied forces from

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in June 1944. Roads in Luxembourg Streets in Luxembourg City Mamer {{Europe-road-stub