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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  • Town with about 6,030 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 170 metres (550 feet)
  • …is also known as “Commune of Echternach”
  • Description: commune in the canton of Echternach, Luxembourg
  • Postal codes
    L-6409
    L-6410
    L-6411
    L-6412
    L-6413
    L-6414
    L-6415
    L-6416
    L-6417
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    L-6422
    L-6430
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    L-6450
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    L-6455
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    L-6495
    L-6496
    L-6497
    L-6499
    L-6562
    L-6572
  • Neighbors
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Villa Romana and Dënzelt.
Cornischong, CC BY-SA 3.0 lu.
is a museum.
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is a historic building.
Zinneke, CC BY-SA 3.0 lu.
is an arts center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Echternacherbrück and Ernzen.
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is a German municipality located…
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is a municipality in the district of Bitburg-Prüm, in , western . is situated 3½ km north of Echternach.
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is a municipality in the , in , western . is situated 3½ km east of Echternach.

Echternach

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Latitude
49.8121° or 49° 48′ 44″ north
Longitude
6.4215° or 6° 25′ 17″ east
UN/LOCODE
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”
  • Aragonese: “Iechternach”
  • Armenian: “Էխտերաչ”
  • Asturian: “Echternach”
  • Azerbaijani: “Externax”
  • Basque: “Echternach”
  • Belarusian: “Эхтэрнах”
  • Bulgarian: “Ехтернах”
  • Catalan: “Echternach”
  • Cebuano: “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: “Commune d’Echternach”
  • French: “Echternach”
  • French: “Echternach, chef-lieu de district et siége du commandement des troupes luxembourgeoises.” (historical)
  • Georgian: “ეხტერნახი”
  • German: “Echternach”
  • German: “Gemeinde Echternach”
  • 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: “Gemeng Eechternoach”
  • Luxembourgish: “Gemeng Iechternach”
  • Luxembourgish: “Iechternach”
  • Macedonian: “Ехтернах”
  • Malay: “Echternach”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Echternach”
  • Mingrelian: “ეხტერნახი”
  • Mongolian: “Эхтернах”
  • 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”
  • Sindhi: “ايخترناخ”
  • Slovak: “Echternach”
  • Slovenian: “Echternach”
  • Slovenian: “Iechternach”
  • Spanish: “Echternach”
  • Swedish: “Echternach”
  • Swiss German: “Iechternach”
  • Thai: “เอ็ชเทอร์นัค”
  • Thai: “เอียชเทอร์นัค”
  • Turkish: “Echternach”
  • Ukrainian: “Ехтернах”
  • Urdu: “اخترناخ”
  • Volapük: “Echternach”
  • Volapük: “Iechternach”
  • Walloon: “Echternak”
  • Walloon: “Iechternach”
  • Zeeuws: “Echternach”

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