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Gare Garer Quartier (Luxembourgish)
Quarter
Gare is one of 24 quarters in Luxembourg City
Coordinates: 49°36′06″N 6°07′54″E / 49.6016°N 6.1316°E / 49.6016; 6.1316
Country	Luxembourg
Commune	Luxembourg City
Area
• Total	1.0526 km (0.4064 sq mi)
Population
• Total	11,513
• Density	11,000/km (28,000/sq mi)
Nationality
• Luxembourgish	17.32%
• Other	82.68%
Website	Gare

Gare (Luxembourgish: Garer Quartier) is a quarter in central Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The quarter has, since 1859, been the location of Luxembourg's principal railway station and terminus, Luxembourg station, around which it subsequently developed. The quarter's name translates into English, from the French Gare, to "station".

Geographically, the quarter is situated on the Bourbon plateau, and is separated from the Ville Haute quarter, heart of Luxembourg's ancient fortifications, by a steep valley where the Pétrusse joins the Alzette river in the Grund quarter. The valley was first spanned by the Passerelle viaduct, opened in 1859.

Following the 1867 Treaty of London, which ordered the dismantling of Luxembourg's fortifications, the quarter expanded rapidly, notably with the construction of the Adolphe Bridge, opened in 1903, and connected to the station by the grand Avenue de la Liberté.

As of 31 December 2023, the quarter has a population of 11,513 inhabitants.

Gallery

Luxembourg railway station
Villa Clivio
The Hôtel de Paris in Paris Square (Place de Paris)
Aerial view of the quarter around Avenue de la Liberté

References

^ "Gare". www.vdl.lu (in French). Ville de Luxembourg. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
^ "Statistiques sur la Ville de Luxembourg: Etat de la Population - 2023" (PDF). www.vdl.lu (in French). Ville de Luxembourg. Retrieved 15 October 2024.

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v t e Quarters of Luxembourg City
Beggen Belair Cents Cessange Clausen Dommeldange Eich Gare Gasperich Grund Hamm Hollerich Kirchberg Limpertsberg Merl Muhlenbach Neudorf-Weimershof North Bonnevoie-Verlorenkost Pfaffenthal Pulvermuhl Rollingergrund-North Belair South Bonnevoie Ville Haute Weimerskirch

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