Square Jan Palach
Square Jan Palach is a square in Luxembourg, Central Luxembourg. Square Jan Palach is situated nearby to Hotel Francais, as well as near the art gallery YellowKorner.Photo: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Grand Ducal Palace and Cercle Municipal.
Grand Ducal Palace
Photo: EEJCC, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Grand Ducal Palace is a palace in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is the official residence of the grand duke of Luxembourg, and where he performs most of his duties as head of state of the grand duchy, though his principal residence is Berg Castle, in Colmar-Berg. Grand Ducal Palace is situated 310 metres east of Square Jan Palach.
Cercle Municipal
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cercle Municipal or Cercle Cité is a building in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is located at the eastern end of the Place d'Armes, in the historic central Ville Haute quarter of the city. Cercle Municipal is situated 110 metres east of Square Jan Palach.
Notre-Dame Cathedral
Church
Notre Dame Cathedral is the Catholic cathedral of the Archdiocese of Luxembourg, located in Luxembourg City in southern Luxembourg. It was originally a Jesuit church, and its cornerstone was laid in 1613. Notre-Dame Cathedral is situated 280 metres southeast of Square Jan Palach.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ville Haute and Pfaffenthal.
Ville Haute
Suburb
Photo: GilPe, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
Photo: Cayambe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Caranorn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Square Jan Palach
- Type: Pedestrian zone
- Category: square
- Location: Luxembourg, Central Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Benelux, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.61127° or 49° 36′ 41″ northLongitude
6.12861° or 6° 7′ 43″ eastNamed after
Jan PalachOpen location code
8FX8J46H+GCOpenStreetMap ID
way 50792566OpenStreetMap feature
highway=pedestrianWikidata ID
Q25583843
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In Other Languages
From Czech to Luxembourgish—“Square Jan Palach” goes by many names.
- Czech: “Square Jan Palach”
- French: “square Jan Palach”
- French: “Square Jan Palach”
- French: “square Jan-Palach”
- German: “Jan-Palach-Platz”
- Luxembourgish: “Square Jan-Palach”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hotel Francais and YellowKorner.
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