Nordstad

thumb|right|300px|Close-up map showing the Nordstad as defined by Statec (red line) and the future merged commune of Nordstad (blue) thumb|Major urban areas of Luxembourg: the Nordstad (blue), the Luxembourg City metropolitan area (orange) and its outer ring (yellow), the [[Red Lands (red)]] Nordstad is a development area in north-central Luxembourg, and a colloquial term to refer to the combined urban areas in the region. The name is Luxembourgish for 'northern city', but it remains the title, both formal and informal, of the region in any language.

The idea was coined by Luxembourgish economist Adrien Ries in 1973. The idea of a unified urban area in the north of the country was put forward to decentralise and diversify the economy, and develop a third major urban area, along with Luxembourg City and the southern Red Lands.