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Cents, Luxembourg

Coordinates: 49°36′57″N 6°09′34″E / 49.61575°N 6.15933°E / 49.61575; 6.15933
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Cents
Map of Luxembourg City, with Cents highlighted
Cents is one of 24 quarters in Luxembourg City
Coordinates: 49°36′57″N 6°09′34″E / 49.61575°N 6.15933°E / 49.61575; 6.15933
CountryLuxembourg
CommuneLuxembourg City
Area
 • Total1.7310 km2 (0.6683 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2019)[2]
 • Total6,325
 • Density3,700/km2 (9,500/sq mi)
Nationality
 • Luxembourgish50.96%
 • Other49.04%
WebsiteCents

Cents (Luxembourgish: Zens) is a quarter in eastern Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg.

As of 31 December 2019, the quarter has a population of 6,325 inhabitants.[2]

The area lies on the eastern side of the city, on an elevated area 60 metres above Clausen and Neudorf.[3]

The Kéibierg connects the Grund and Clausen with the elevation of the Fetschenhof. The name "Kéibierg" ist first recorded in a document from 20 December 1506 as Gyersberg, and is later also mentioned as Gyrsberg, Geierspergh, and Gyhersperg. In 1666/67 in the accounts of the Hospital of St. John this had become the Gansberg, and in the cadaster of 1824 it is registered as the Küheberg.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cents". www.vdl.lu (in French). Ville de Luxembourg. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Statisiques sur la Ville de Luxembourg: Etat de Population - 2019" (PDF). www.vdl.lu (in French). Ville de Luxembourg. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b Cordier, Fernand; Beck, Simone (2018). "Die Anhöhe von Cents-Fetschenhof: Episoden einer wechselhaften Geschichte" (PDF). ons stad (in German). 119: 14–17.