Bonnevoie ( Luxembourgish : Bouneweg , pronounced [ˈbəʊnəveːɕ] ; German : Bonneweg ) is an area of south-eastern Luxembourg City , in southern Luxembourg . It is divided between the quarters of North Bonnevoie-Verlorenkost and South Bonnevoie . It is the largest neighbourhood in the city, with more than 15,000 inhabitants.
5-509: Famous people born in, or residents of Bonnevoie include: In the early 1990s, the City of Luxembourg decided to radically regenerate the centre of Bonnevoie. The basic idea of the urbanistic concept consisted of redeveloping the city areas which were at this time dominated by car traffic: the three-lane Rue de Bonnevoie and the roundabout on the Place Léon XIII. For traffic reasons the redevelopment
10-456: A chapel or church of Saint Irmina once existed in Bonnevoie. It is not known where this chapel was located, who built it or what its fate was. From visitation reports of the archdiocese of Trier, it appears that in the 11th century a chapel to Saint Irmina was consecrated in the old parish of Hollerich. It appears that the lepers of the city had settled around this chapel. Nowadays Bonnevoie has
15-484: A church called "Eglise paroissiale". 49°35′41″N 6°08′22″E / 49.59472°N 6.13944°E / 49.59472; 6.13944 This article related to the geography of Luxembourg canton is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Luxembourg (canton) Luxembourg ( Luxembourgish : Lëtzebuerg ) is a canton in the south of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg . Its name, like
20-604: The name of the Grand Duchy itself, derives from the name of its principal city, Luxembourg (more commonly known as Luxembourg City ). It is not to be confused with the former district of Luxembourg , one of three administrative units in Luxembourg abolished in October 2015. It is the only canton, other than Mersch , that is entirely surrounded by other cantons and, therefore, has no international boundary. Luxembourg Canton consists of
25-425: Was to take place in two parts. The work of the first phase was finished in 2002. The centrepiece of the first phase was the Place Léon XIII. This handsomely designed urban space lies exactly in the elongation of the centre nave of the Bonnevoie church, and with its fountains, benches and trees is designed to invite people to linger amid the busy Bonnevoie centre. There is an oral tradition among inhabitants that that
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