Fort Obergrünewald

Fort Obergrünewald is a fort in Luxembourg, Central Luxembourg. Fort Obergrünewald is situated nearby to the ruins Wachhaus, as well as near Spanish Tower.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Thüngen and MUDAM.

Fort Thüngen

Fort

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Fort Thüngen is a historic fortification in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is located in Dräi Eechelen Park, in the Kirchberg district, in the north-east of the city. Fort Thüngen is situated 180 metres northeast of Fort Obergrünewald.

MUDAM

Museum

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The Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art, abbreviated to Mudam, is a museum of modern art in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The museum stands on the site of the old Fort Thüngen, on the southwestern edge of the Kirchberg-plateau, in close proximity to many of the European Union institutions based within the city. MUDAM is situated 240 metres northeast of Fort Obergrünewald.

Musée Dräi Eechelen

Museum

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Musée Dräi Eechelen is a museum in the Kirchberg district of Luxembourg City in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Opened in July 2012 in the fully restored 18th-century Fort Thüngen, its permanent exhibition traces Luxembourg's history from 1443 to 1903. Musée Dräi Eechelen is situated 170 metres northeast of Fort Obergrünewald.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pfaffenthal and Bock.

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 Altmünster.

Bock

Locality

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The Bock is a promontory in the eastern corner of Luxembourg City's historical upper town, the Ville Haute. 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.