Pfaffenthal
Pfaffenthal (ˈpfafn̩ˌtaːl; Pafendall) is a district in central Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The district owes its name to the German words Pfaffen, meaning monk, and Tal, meaning valley, as the area was once administered by the Benedictine Abbey in Altmünster. During the Middle Ages, this site was popular with craftsmen and artisans, who used the Alzette River to aid in their work.
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Pfaffenthal (ˈpfafn̩ˌtaːl; Pafendall) is a district in central Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The district owes its name to the German words Pfaffen, meaning monk, and Tal, meaning valley, as the area was once administered by the Benedictine Abbey in Altmünster. During the Middle Ages, this site was popular with craftsmen and artisans, who used the Alzette River to aid in their work.
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The site is a strategically important gateway to Luxembourg City, and was thus repeatedly fortified by successive rulers from about the fourteenth to eighteenth centuries. Since December 2017, Pfaffenthal is served by the Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg railway station, which connects it to the district of Kirchberg above through the Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg funicular. It is further connected to Ville-Haute by the Pfaffenthal Panoramic Elevator, opened in July 2016, which links it to Édouard André Municipal Park. The following notable persons were born in Pfaffenthal: • Laurent Menager (1835–1902), composer (also buried in the Sichenhaff graveyard) • Charly Gaul (1932–2005), cyclist • Elsy Jacobs (1933–1998), cyclist
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• Name — Pfaffenthal • Native Name — Pafendall • Settlement Type — District • Mapsize — 175px • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Luxembourg • Subdivision Type1 — Commune • Subdivision Name1 — Luxembourg City • Unit Pref — metric • Area Total Km2 — 0.3752 • Population As Of — 31 December 2025 • Population Total — 1380 • Population Density Km2 — auto • Demographics Type1 — Nationality • Demographics1 Title1 — Luxembourgish • Demographics1 Title2 — Other • Demographics1 Info1 — 39.06% • Demographics1 Info2 — 60.94%
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