Kneiff
Kneiff is a hill in the Ardennes, in the commune of Troisvierges, in northern Luxembourg, near the tripoint shared with Belgium and Germany. At 560 metres, it is the highest point in the country; it is 1 m taller than Buurgplaatz, which was previously considered the highest point until 1997.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: David Edgar, CC BY 2.5.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Buurgplaatz and Église Saint-Joseph.
Buurgplaatz
Peak
Photo: Cornischong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Buurgplaatz is a hill in the commune of Troisvierges, in northern Luxembourg. The 559-metre-high summit lies within the Éislek region at. In 1952 the Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière declared Buurgplaatz the highest point in Luxembourg.
Église Saints-Côme-et-Damien
Church
Photo: Les Meloures, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Église Saints-Côme-et-Damien is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huldange and Goedange.
Huldange
Village
Photo: Cornischong, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Huldange is a small town in the commune of Troisvierges, in far northern Luxembourg. As of 2025, the town has a population of 473. Nearby is the source of the Clerve.
Wilwerdange
Village
Photo: Ernmuhl, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Wilwerdange is a small town in the commune of Troisvierges, in northern Luxembourg. As of 2025, the town has a population of 404.
Kneiff
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 560 metres
- Description: hill in the commune of Troisvierges, Luxembourg
- Categories: architectural landmark, hill, and landform
- Location: Troisvierges, Clervaux, Éislek, Luxembourg, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.15773° or 50° 9′ 28″ northLongitude
6.03709° or 6° 2′ 14″ eastElevation
560 metres (1,837 feet)Open location code
9F28525P+3ROpenStreetMap ID
node 5301305907OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Kneiff” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كنييف”
- Azerbaijani: “Knayff”
- Breton: “Kneiff”
- Catalan: “Kneiff”
- Cebuano: “Kneiff”
- Chinese: “克内夫山”
- Chinese: “克奈夫山”
- Czech: “Kneiff”
- Czech: “nejvyšší hora Lucemburska”
- Dutch: “Kneiff”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جبل كنيف”
- Estonian: “Kneiff”
- French: “Kneiff”
- French: “Op Kneiff”
- German: “Kneiff”
- Italian: “Kneiff”
- Japanese: “クナイフ”
- Latvian: “Kneifs”
- Lithuanian: “Knaifas”
- Luxembourgish: “Op Kneiff”
- Macedonian: “Кнајф”
- Moroccan Arabic: “كنييف”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Kneiff”
- Norwegian Nynorsk: “Kneiff”
- Norwegian: “Kneiff”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Kneiff”
- Persian: “کوه کناف”
- Polish: “Kneiff”
- Polish: “Op Kneiff”
- Portuguese: “Kneiff”
- Romanian: “Kneiff”
- Russian: “Кнайфф”
- Slovak: “Kneiff”
- Slovenian: “Kneiff”
- Spanish: “Kneiff”
- Spanish: “Op Kneiff”
- Swedish: “Kneiff”
- Turkish: “Kneiff Dağı”
- Turkish: “Kneiff Tepesi”
- Turkish: “Kneiff”
- Ukrainian: “Кнайфф”
- Ukrainian: “Кнейфф”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Armesfenn and Wemperhardt.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Kneiff - Highest Point of Luxembourg and m.
Éislek: Must-Visit Destinations
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Kneiff”. Photo: David Edgar, CC BY 2.5.