Arlon


 
 

Arlon (Dutch: Aarlen, German: Arel) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg, of which it is the capital. On January 1st, 2005 Arlon had a total population of 25,986. The total area is 118.64 km² which gives a population density of 219.04 inhabitants per km². Arlon is twinned with Saint-Di?-des-Vosges (France), Dieckirch (Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg) Bitburg (Germany twinned since 1965), Sulphur (USA), Hayange (France), Alba (Italy) and Market Drayton (United Kingdom).

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The local tipple of Maitrank (made from white wine, Cognac and woodruff) is celebrated with its own festival each May.

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Municipality: A municipality or "general-purpose district" (compare with: "special-purpose district") is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government....

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Alba (1) - Market Drayton (1) - Sulphur (1) - Hayange (1) - Special-purpose district (1) - Village (1) - Government (1) - City (1) - Town (1) - Bitburg (1) - Municipality (1) - Belgian (1) - Dutch (1) - German (1) - Luxembourg (1) -
 

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