Fort Vauban
Fort Vauban is a fort in Luxembourg, Central Luxembourg. Fort Vauban is situated nearby to the museum Villa Vauban, as well as near the government office Embassy of Cape Verde.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Villa Vauban and Villa Louvigny.
Villa Vauban
Museum
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The Villa Vauban is an art museum in Luxembourg City. It exhibits 18th- and 19th-century paintings acquired from private collections.
Villa Louvigny
Public building
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Villa Louvigny is a building in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg, that served as the headquarters of Compagnie Luxembourgeoise de Télédiffusion, the forerunner of RTL Group. It is located in the Municipal Park, in the Ville Haute quarter of the city. Villa Louvigny is situated 210 metres south of Fort Vauban.
Edouard André Municipal Park
Park
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The Municipal Park is a public urban park in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The eastern edge flanks the boulevard du Prince Henri and, along with the valleys of the Alzette and Pétrusse, forms a boundary that separates the central Ville Haute quarter from the rest of the city. Edouard André Municipal Park is situated 170 metres east of Fort Vauban.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ville Haute and Pfaffenthal.
Ville Haute
Suburb
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The Ville-Haute is a district in central Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is the historic center of Luxembourg City and is involved in its UNESCO World Heritage Site status.
Pfaffenthal
Suburb
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Pfaffenthal is a district in central Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The district owes its name to the German words Pfaffen, meaning monk, and Tal, meaning valley, as the area was once administered by the Benedictine Abbey in Altmunster.
Bock
Locality
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The Bock is a promontory in the north-eastern corner of Luxembourg City's old historical district. It was here that Count Siegfried built his Castle of Lucilinburhuc in 963, providing a basis for the development of the town that became Luxembourg.
Fort Vauban
- Type: Fort
- Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Luxembourg, Central Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Benelux, Europe
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Latitude
49.61302° or 49° 36′ 47″ northLongitude
6.12315° or 6° 7′ 23″ eastOpen location code
8FX8J47F+67OpenStreetMap ID
node 5459427566OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fort
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