City of Luxembourg
Also known as City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criterion (iv).
Region
Europe and North America
Luxembourg
Inscribed
1994
Area
30 ha
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
City of Luxembourg is in Luxembourg. The nearest other World Heritage site is Trier Roman Monuments, about 40 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Luxembourg · about 107,000 peopleat the site
- Arlon · about 26,000 peopleabout 25 km west
- Metz · about 409,000 peopleabout 55 km south
- Saarbrücken · about 770,000 peopleabout 75 km south-east
- Nancy · about 269,000 peopleabout 100 km south
- Liège · about 749,000 peopleabout 120 km north
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
GermanyCultural39 km away
GermanyCultural65 km away
Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Germany, France, United Kingdom, ItalyCultural100 km away
FranceCultural102 km away
GermanyCultural128 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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