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Echternach

Echternach

Echternach is a small town with about 5,000 inhabitants on the eastern border of Luxembourg, just a hop away from . It's Luxembourg's oldest town, based on an old monastery founded in 698.
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  • Type: Town with 5,620 residents
  • Description: city and commune in Luxembourg
  • Postal codes: L-6409, L-6410, L-6411, L-6412, L-6413, L-6414, L-6415, L-6416, L-6417, L-6418, L-6419, L-6420, L-6421, L-6422, L-6430, L-6431, L-6432, L-6433, L-6434, L-6435, L-6436, L-6437, L-6438, L-6439, L-6440, L-6441, L-6442, L-6445, L-6446, L-6447, L-6448, L-6449, L-6450, L-6451, L-6452, L-6453, L-6454, L-6455, L-6460, L-6461, L-6462, L-6463, L-6464, L-6465, L-6466, L-6467, L-6468, L-6469, L-6470, L-6471, L-6472, L-6473, L-6474, L-6475, L-6476, L-6477, L-6478, L-6479, L-6480, L-6481, L-6482, L-6483, L-6484, L-6485, L-6486, L-6488, L-6490, L-6491, L-6492, L-6493, L-6494, L-6495, L-6496, L-6497, L-6499, L-6562, and L-6572
  • Neighbors: and
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Places of Interest

Highlights include The Prehistory Museum and Villa Romana.

Museum
Photo: Cornischong, CC BY-SA 3.0 lu.
in Echternach, , houses a collection of prehistoric artefacts principally from Luxembourg, northern Europe and France testifying to the history of mankind for more than a million years.

Museum
Photo: Cornischong, CC BY-SA 3.0 lu.
is a museum.

Arts center
Photo: Zinneke, CC BY-SA 3.0 lu.
is an arts center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Echternacherbrück and Ernzen.

Village
Photo: Zinneke, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a German municipality located on the river opposite the town of Echternach. It is part of the district , in .

Village
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is a municipality in the , in , western . is situated 3½ km north of Echternach.

Village
Photo: Christian Ries, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a municipality in the , in , western . is situated 3½ km east of Echternach.

Echternach

Latitude
49.8121° or 49° 48′ 44″ north
Longitude
6.4215° or 6° 25′ 17″ east
Population
5,620
Elevation
168 metres (551 feet)
United Nations Location Code
LU ECH
Open location code
8FX8RC6C+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 132015841
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2960630
Wiki­data ID
Q204317
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Zeeuws—“Echternach” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Echternach”
  • Arabic: “اشترناخ”
  • Armenian: “Էխտերաչ”
  • Asturian: “Echternach”
  • Azerbaijani: “Externax”
  • Basque: “Echternach”
  • Belarusian: “Эхтэрнах”
  • Bulgarian: “Ехтернах”
  • Catalan: “Echternach”
  • Cebuano: “Echternach”
  • Chinese: “Echternach”
  • Chinese: “埃希特納赫”
  • Chinese: “埃希特纳赫”
  • Chinese: “埃赫特纳赫”
  • Chinese: “執行上下文”
  • Chinese: “执行上下文”
  • Czech: “Echternach”
  • Danish: “Echternach”
  • Dimli (individual language): “Echternach”
  • Dutch: “Echternach (stad)”
  • Dutch: “Echternach”
  • Dutch: “Iechternach”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “اشترناخ”
  • Esperanto: “Echternach”
  • Estonian: “Echternach”
  • French: “Echternach”
  • French: “Echternach, chef-lieu de district et siége du commandement des troupes luxembourgeoises.” (historical)
  • Georgian: “ეხტერნახი”
  • German: “Echternach”
  • German: “Iechternach”
  • Hebrew: “איכטרנך”
  • Hebrew: “אישטרנואך”
  • Hebrew: “אישטרנך”
  • Hebrew: “אכטרנך”
  • Ido: “Echternach”
  • Interlingue: “Echternach”
  • Italian: “Echternach”
  • Japanese: “エヒタナハ”
  • Japanese: “エヒテルナハ”
  • Korean: “에흐터나흐”
  • Korean: “에히터나흐”
  • Limburgan: “Echternach”
  • Lithuanian: “Echternachas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Eechternoach”
  • Luxembourgish: “Gemeng Eechternoach”
  • Luxembourgish: “Gemeng Iechternach”
  • Luxembourgish: “Iechternach”
  • Macedonian: “Ехтернах”
  • Malay: “Echternach”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Echternach”
  • Mingrelian: “ეხტერნახი”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Echternach”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Echternach”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Iechternach”
  • Norwegian: “Echternach”
  • Persian: “اشترناخ”
  • Polish: “Echternach”
  • Portuguese: “Echternach”
  • Pushto: “اشترناخ”
  • Romanian: “Echternach”
  • Russian: “Эхтернах”
  • Serbian: “Ehternah”
  • Serbian: “Iechternach”
  • Serbian: “Ехтернах”
  • Slovak: “Echternach”
  • Slovenian: “Echternach”
  • Slovenian: “Iechternach”
  • Spanish: “Echternach”
  • Swedish: “Echternach”
  • Swiss German: “Iechternach”
  • Thai: “เอ็ชเทอร์นัค”
  • Thai: “เอียชเทอร์นัค”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Iechternach”
  • Turkish: “Echternach”
  • Ukrainian: “Ехтернах”
  • Urdu: “اخترناخ”
  • Volapük: “Echternach”
  • Volapük: “Iechternach”
  • Walloon: “Echternak”
  • Walloon: “Iechternach”
  • Zeeuws: “Echternach”

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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 “Echternach”. Photo: David Edgar, CC BY-SA 3.0.