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Luxembourg City

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Luxembourg City is the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers in the south of the country. Founded on a fortified rock acquired by Siegfried I in 963, it now functions as a de facto European Union capital, hosting institutions including the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Investment Bank. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
137,678 1
Area (sq km)
51.46 1
Founding Year
963 1
Population Estimate Year
2026 1
Elevation (m)
402 1
Latitude
49.61139 degrees north 1
Longitude
6.13 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Lowland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 2
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Luxembourg, Countries
Source Luxembourg City (Wikipedia)

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Luxembourg, Countries
Source Luxembourg City (Wikipedia)
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Council of Luxembourg

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European Court of Justice

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Source European Court of Justice (Wikipedia)Lead paragraph
Quote, Lead paragraph
The Court was established in 1952, and is based in Luxembourg.
Unified Patent Court

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Source Unified Patent Court (source article)Lead section [seat-city]
Quote, Lead section [seat-city]
a Court of Appeal in Luxembourg
Sources
1. Luxembourg City (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    Population (2026) • Total 137,678
  • Infobox, Population figure
    137,678
  • Infobox, Population year
    Population (2026)
  • Infobox, Area
    51.46 km2 (19.87 sq mi)
  • Infobox, Elevation
    Highest elevation 402 m (1,319 ft)
  • Infobox, coordinates (latitude)
    49°36′41″N 6°7′48″E / 49.61139°N 6.13000°E
  • Infobox, coordinates (longitude)
    49°36′41″N 6°7′48″E / 49.61139°N 6.13000°E
  • Infobox, Founded
    963
  • Associated With: Luxembourg, Infobox, Country
    Luxembourg
  • In Group: Cities of Western Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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2. GeoNames: Luxembourg - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 2960316
    49.60982 6.13268 P PPLC LU LU 2960317 76684 259 Europe/Luxembourg
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 259 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 49.75, 6.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 49.75, 6.25
49.75 6.25 Cfb
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Wikidata: Luxembourg City
Wikidata Q1842, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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