Arlon

Arlon is the capital of the southernmost province of . The town counts approximately 30,000 inhabitants and is often seen as the Belgian gate to the country of .
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  • Type: Town with 28,800 residents
  • Description: city in Wallonia, Belgium
  • Also known as: 81001

Places of Interest

Highlights include Arlon railway station and Gaspar Museum.

Railway station

Museum
The is an art museum in Arlon, in the of Belgium. The museum is dedicated to the art of sculptor Jean-Marie Gaspar and the work of his brother, photographer Charles Gaspar, who were both born in Arlon.

Synagogue
Photo: Berthgmn, Public domain.
The is a Jewish congregation and synagogue, located in the town of Arlon, in the south of . It was built in 1863 and was the first synagogue in Belgium whose construction was funded primarily by public funds.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Eischen and Bonnert.

Village
Photo: Meffo, CC BY 3.0.
is the largest town in the commune of Habscht in south-western , and its administrative centre. As of 2025, the town has a population of 2,274. is situated 4½ km east of Arlon.

Village
is a sub-municipality of the city of Arlon located in the , , . It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Arlon.

Village
is a sub-municipality of the city of Arlon located in the , , . It was a separate municipality until 1977. On 1 January 1977, it was merged into Arlon. is situated 4½ km southwest of Arlon.

Arlon

Latitude
49.6835° or 49° 41′ 1″ north
Longitude
5.8168° or 5° 49′ 0″ east
Population
28,800
Elevation
378 metres (1,240 feet)
Open location code
8FX7MRM8+9P
Open­Street­Map ID
node 63111399
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2803074
Wiki­data ID
Q675960
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Arlon” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: Aarlen
  • Afrikaans: Arel
  • Afrikaans: Arlon
  • Arabic: آرلون
  • Arabic: أرلون
  • Arabic: أرلُون
  • Armenian: Առլոն
  • Armenian: Արլոն
  • Basque: Arlon
  • Belarusian: Арлон
  • Breton: Arlon
  • Bulgarian: Арлон
  • Catalan: Aarlen
  • Catalan: Arlon
  • Cebuano: Arlon (parokya)
  • Cebuano: Arlon
  • Chinese: 阿尔隆
  • Chinese: 阿爾隆
  • Chuvash: Арлон
  • Czech: Arlon
  • Danish: Aarlen
  • Danish: Arlon
  • Dutch: Aarlen
  • Dutch: Arel
  • Dutch: Arlon
  • Dutch: Årlon
  • Egyptian Arabic: آرلون
  • Esperanto: Arlon
  • Estonian: Arloni vald
  • Finnish: Arlon
  • French: Aarlen
  • French: Arlon
  • German: Aarlen
  • German: Arel
  • German: Arlon
  • Greek: Άαρλεν
  • Greek: Αρλόν
  • Hebrew: ארלון
  • Hungarian: Arlon
  • Icelandic: Arlon
  • Indonesian: Arlon
  • Irish: Arlon
  • Italian: Aarlen
  • Italian: Arlon
  • Japanese: アルロン
  • Korean: 아를롱
  • Latin: Castellum Harlonis
  • Latin: Orolaunum Vicus
  • Latin: Orolaunum
  • Latvian: Arlona
  • Limburgan: Aarle
  • Limburgan: Arlon
  • Lithuanian: Arlonas
  • Luxembourgish: Arel
  • Luxembourgish: Arlon
  • Northern Frisian: Arlon (Steed)
  • Northern Frisian: Arlon
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Aarlen
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Arel
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Arlon
  • Norwegian: Arlon
  • Occitan (post 1500): Arlon
  • Persian: آرلن (بلژیک)
  • Persian: آرلن
  • Persian: آرلون
  • Polish: Aarlen
  • Polish: Arlon
  • Portuguese: Arlon
  • Romanian: Arel
  • Romanian: Arlon
  • Russian: Арлон
  • Scots: Arlon
  • Serbian: Aarlen
  • Serbian: Арлон (Белгија)
  • Serbian: Арлон
  • Serbo-Croatian: Arlon
  • Sinhala: ආර්ලන්, බෙල්ජියම
  • Sinhala: ආර්ලන්
  • Slovak: Aarlen
  • Slovak: Arlon
  • Slovenian: Arlon
  • South Azerbaijani: آرلن
  • Spanish: Aarlen
  • Spanish: Arlon
  • Swedish: Aarlen
  • Swedish: Arel
  • Swedish: Arlon
  • Turkish: Aarlen
  • Turkish: Arel
  • Turkish: Arlon
  • Ukrainian: Арлон
  • Urdu: آرلون
  • Veps: Arlon
  • Vietnamese: Arlon
  • Vlaams: Oarlen
  • Volapük: Aarlen
  • Volapük: Arlon
  • Walloon: Arel
  • Walloon: Årlon
  • Waray (Philippines): Arlon
  • Welsh: Arlon
  • Western Frisian: Aarlen
  • Wu Chinese: 阿尔隆
  • Yue Chinese: 阿爾隆
  • Zeeuws: Aerlen

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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 Wikivoyage page “Arlon”. Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT, CC BY 3.0.