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Echternach
Sign in to saveEchternach (, ; or locally ) is a commune with city status in the canton of Echternach, in eastern Luxembourg. Echternach lies near the border with Germany, and is the oldest town in Luxembourg.
Echternach is a town in eastern Luxembourg located near the German border that holds the distinction of being Luxembourg's oldest town. As a commune with city status in its own canton, it represents an important historical center in the country.
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Place details
- Locality
- Echternach
- Region
- Echternach
- Country
- Lëtzebuerg
- Population
- 4,787
- Timezone
- Europe/Luxembourg
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Echternach
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune
- Settlement.image_skyline
- EchternachFromAboveLookingEast.jpg
- Settlement.image_shield
- Argent an eagle sable.svg
- Settlement.shield_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Echternach map.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 200px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Map of Luxembourg with Echternach highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Canton
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Echternach
- Settlement.leader_party
- DP
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_rank
- of 100
- Settlement.elevation_max_rank
- of 100
- Settlement.elevation_min_rank
- of 100
- Settlement.population_rank
- of 100
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Iechternach
- Population
- 5869
- Area
- 20.49
- Elevation
- 168
- Official website
- echternach.lu
- Image
- Echternach mairie.jpg
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- Iechternach
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- number of viewers/listeners
- 793167
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Travel guide
Get in
Assuming you come from Luxembourg City, you can get there by Bus: Bus lines 201, 211 and 212 take you from the Municipal Theatre to Echternach via Kirchberg in under one hour (Jan 2025). Car: Leaving the city via Kirchberg, the directions to Echternach are well explained. Bike: Via Kirchberg, you got a perfectly signed cycling-trail which should take about 3 hours.
Get around
As Echternach is a small town. You can easily get around by walking.
See
thumb|Willibrord Well in the crypt of St. Willibrord Basilica; the well attracts pilgrims who believe the water will heal skin diseases
Do
Visit the small cinema "Cine Sura", the oldest movie theatre in Luxembourg. Shows from Friday-Wednesday.
Buy
Macarons mous, typical traditional sweets. Taste like pure sugar, but at least you should give them a try. Can be bought at the Patisserie Zimmer and Patisserie Simon.
Drink
thumb|Place du Marché with Aal Eechternoach on the right thumb|Willibrord Basilica of Echternach Most cafés are situated around the town square and the main shopping road
Go next
Echternach is located in Mullerthal, which is a sub-region of the Grevenmacher District. It is referred to as Luxembourg's little Switzerland, seen its landscape. The area offers many stunning sights.
The Mullerthal: Commonly referred to as Luxembourg's Little Switzerland, Mullerthal offers mostly breathtaking hiking and cycling routes through the forested mountains, and stunning panoramas. Echternach is located in this region, and a tour through the region may be interesting to you. Luxembourg City: Looking for the big city or simply an airport? Head for Luxembourg. Diekirch: Diekirch is most known for its own beer. There's nowhere better to taste a beer than in the city it has been brewed in. Bitburg: Bitburg is located across the border in Germany. Like Diekirch, it is known for its own beer, Bitburger.
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Echternach (, ; or locally ) is a commune with city status in the canton of Echternach, in eastern Luxembourg. Echternach lies near the border with Germany, and is the oldest town in Luxembourg.
==History== The town grew around the Abbey of Echternach, which was founded in 698 by St Willibrord, an English monk from Ripon, Northumbria (in present-day North Yorkshire, England), who became the first bishop of Utrecht and worked to Christianize the Frisians. As bishop, he was the Echternach monastery's abbot until his death in 739. It is in his honour that the notable Dancing procession of Echternach takes place annually on Whit Tuesday.