Arlon

Arlon (; ; ; ) is a city and municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the province of Luxembourg in Lorraine, Belgium. With a population of just over 28,000, it is the smallest provincial capital in Belgium. Arlon is also the capital of its cultural region: the Arelerland (Land of Arlon in Luxembourgish).

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Arlon is a city in southern Belgium that serves as the capital of the Luxembourg province, though it is the smallest provincial capital in the country with just over 28,000 residents. The city is also the cultural center of the Arelerland region and represents an important local administrative and cultural hub in the Walloon part of Belgium.

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Belgium municipality.name: Arlon
Belgium municipality.namenl: Aarlen
Belgium municipality.type: city
Belgium municipality.picture: Arlon E2aJPG.jpg
Belgium municipality.picture legend: Arlon centre with bell tower of St. Martin's Church
Belgium municipality.map: Arlon Luxembourg Belgium Map.svg
Belgium municipality.map legend: Location of Arlon in Luxembourg province
Belgium municipality.arms: CommunesBelgique-Arlon.svg
Belgium municipality.flag: Aarlen vlag.svg
Belgium municipality.province: Luxembourg
Belgium municipality.arrondissement: Arlon
Belgium municipality.nis: 81001
Belgium municipality.mayor: Vincent Magnus (cdH, ARLON 2030)
Belgium municipality.majority: MR-ARLON 2030
Belgium municipality.postal codes: 6700, 6704, 6706
Belgium municipality.telephone area: 063
Belgium municipality.web: www.arlon.be

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: Roman city
Demonym: Arlonais
Country: Belgium
Located in: Arrondissement of Arlon
Official language: French
Population: 30818
Area: 119.06
Time zone: UTC+01:00
Capital of: Arelerland
Shares border with: Käerjeng
Official website: www.arlon.be
Image: Arlon E1aJPG.jpg
Dialing code: 063

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twinned administrative body: Bitburg
P8168: Eliot Fisk
P13200: December
topic's main category: Category:Arlon
postal code: 6704
category for people born here: Category:Births in Arlon
Commons category: Arlon
category of associated people: Category:People from Arlon
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
annual number of weddings: 142
phone number: +32-63-24-56-00
topic has template: Template:Belgian municipality Arlon
contains settlement: Heinsch

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections

Contents

History
Origins
Middle Ages
15th–18th centuries
19th and 20th centuries
Arlon today
Sights
Local customs
Climate
Demography
Transport
Politics
People born in Arlon
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
See also
References
External links

The municipality consists of the following sub-municipalities: Arlon proper, Autelbas, Bonnert, Guirsch, Heinsch, and Toernich. Other population centers include: Autelhaut, Clairefontaine, Fouches, Frassem, Freylange, Hachy, Heckbous, Rosenberg, Sampont, Schoppach, Sesselich, Seymerich, Stehnen, Sterpenich, Stockem, Udange, Viville, Waltzing, Weyler, and Wolberg.

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