Old Town of Luxembourg City

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historic district

The Old Town of Luxembourg City is a historic UNESCO-listed quarter renowned for its medieval fortifications, narrow streets, and panoramic views over the surrounding valleys.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Old Town of Luxembourg City canonical 2
Monument national (Luxembourg) 1
Old Quarters of Luxembourg City 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district ⓘ
conservationStatus protected area ⓘ
country Luxembourg ⓘ
developedFrom medieval fortress town ⓘ
governingBody City of Luxembourg authorities NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasFeature bastions ⓘ
casemates ⓘ
churches ⓘ
city walls ⓘ
fortified cliffs ⓘ
historic bridges ⓘ
medieval fortifications ⓘ
narrow streets ⓘ
panoramic views ⓘ
public squares ⓘ
stone houses ⓘ
valleys of the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers ⓘ
hasPart Bock promontory NERFINISHED ⓘ
Casemates du Bock NERFINISHED ⓘ
Clausen quarter NERFINISHED ⓘ
Corniche NERFINISHED ⓘ
Grund quarter NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ville Haute NERFINISHED ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalPeriod Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor picturesque urban landscape ⓘ
strategic defensive position ⓘ
views over surrounding valleys ⓘ
well-preserved fortifications ⓘ
languageUsed French ⓘ
German ⓘ
Luxembourgish NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn Canton of Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ
Luxembourg City NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedNear Pétrusse River NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Alzette River NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf historic quarters of Luxembourg City ⓘ
significance example of a fortified European city ⓘ
illustrates strategic importance of Luxembourg in European history ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
heritage tourism ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1994 ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageCriteria (iv) ⓘ
(vi) ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageRegion Europe and North America ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId Luxembourg, Old Quarters and Fortifications NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chamber of Deputies building, Luxembourg City → locatedIn → Old Town of Luxembourg City ⓘ
Grand Duchess Charlotte Bridge → regionServed → Old Town of Luxembourg City ⓘ
this entity surface form: Ville Haute (city centre of Luxembourg City)
Bock Casemates → worldHeritageSiteOf → Old Town of Luxembourg City ⓘ
this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site "City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications"
Bock Casemates → nearbyLandmark → Old Town of Luxembourg City ⓘ
this entity surface form: Old Quarters of Luxembourg City
Luxembourg City Hall → heritageDesignation → Old Town of Luxembourg City ⓘ
this entity surface form: Monument national (Luxembourg)
Hôtel de Bourgogne, Luxembourg City → locatedInHistoricCentre → Old Town of Luxembourg City ⓘ
subject surface form: Hôtel de Bourgogne (Luxembourg City)