Kirchberg, Luxembourg
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in north-eastern Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg
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. It consists of a plateau
Plateau
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situated to the north-east of the city centre, Ville Haute
Ville Haute
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.
In 2001, the quarter had a population of 3,534 people distributed over its residential areas. Its most notable features are various European Union
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institutions, including the European Court of Justice
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, European Court of Auditors
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, parts of the European Commission
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, the Secretariat of the European Parliament
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, the European Investment Bank
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, and the European School of Luxembourg, which are all located in the western part. This area also comprises a number of buildings belonging to the University of Luxembourg
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.The eastern part hosts offices and many international banks as well as an Auchan
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-owned shopping centre, the Luxexpo exhibition centre, the Utopolis Kirchberg
Utopolis Kirchberg
The Utopolis Kirchberg is a multiplex cinema in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg, owned and operated by the Utopia Group. It is located on the Avenue John Fitzgerald Kennedy in the Kirchberg quarter, in the north-east of the city...
cinema, and Kirchberg Hospital.
Kirchberg is also home to many other institutions of national importance. D'Coque
D'Coque
The National Sporting and Cultural Centre , better known as d'Coque, is an indoor arena in Kirchberg, a quarter of Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg....
arena is the country's largest sports venue, with seating for 8,300 spectators, and takes up a large part of the 'quartier du parc' in central Kirchberg. The Philharmonie Luxembourg
Philharmonie Luxembourg
The Grande-Duchesse Joséphine-Charlotte Concert Hall is a concert hall located on the Kirchberg plateau in the City of Luxembourg. Opened in 2005, it now plays host to 400 performances each year and is one of the main concert halls in Europe.-Origins:...
is Luxembourg's national concert hall, the grand auditorium of which can seat over 1,500 people. Mudam
Mudam
The Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art , abbreviated to Mudam, is a museum of modern art in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The museum stands on the site of the old Fort Thüngen, in the Kirchberg quarter, in the north-east of the city....
, a museum
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of modern art
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opened in 2006, was designed by I.M. Pei and displays works by some of the world's most notable modern artists. On the same site as the Mudam is the reconstructed Fort Thüngen
Fort Thüngen
Fort Thüngen is a historic fortification in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is sited in Dräi Eechelen Park, in the Kirchberg quarter, in the north-east of the city...
, formerly a part of Luxembourg's formidable fortifications.
Microclimate
Like Luxembourg-City, Kirchberg has a general oceanic climateOceanic climate
An oceanic climate, also called marine west coast climate, maritime climate, Cascadian climate and British climate for Köppen climate classification Cfb and subtropical highland for Köppen Cfb or Cwb, is a type of climate typically found along the west coasts at the middle latitudes of some of the...
(Köppen
Köppen climate classification
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: Cfb), marked by high precipitation
Precipitation (meteorology)
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, particularly in late summer. However, the slope and height of the area accounts for occasional deeper temperatures (up to 1° below Luxembourg-City), more frequent fog and enhanced precipitations in both rain and snow.