Echternach, Luxembourg

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Echternach, Luxembourg is a historic town near the German border known as the country’s oldest city and a cultural center featuring the famous Echternach Abbey and annual dancing procession.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf commune
populated place
town
abbeyFoundedBy Saint Willibrord
linked to: Willibrord
abbeyFoundedIn 698
country Luxembourg
dancingProcessionHeldOn Whit Tuesday
dancingProcessionInscription UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity
describedAs cultural center
historic town
oldest town in Luxembourg
famousFor Echternach Abbey
annual dancing procession of Echternach
cultural festivals
religious pilgrimages
foundedAround 7th century
foundedBy Saint Willibrord
linked to: Willibrord
governedBy communal council of Echternach
hasFunction regional service center
tourist destination
hasHeritageSite Basilica of St. Willibrord
Echternach Abbey
Echternach city walls
Echternach market square
hasLake Echternach artificial lake
hasMonastery Echternach Abbey
hasMuseum Abbey Museum of Echternach
linked to: Echternach Abbey
hasPostalCode L-64xx
hasReligiousTradition Echternach dancing procession
hasTransport regional bus connections
hasTwinTown Bad Münstereifel
Prüm
Sainte-Menehould
Sedan
languageUsed French
German
Luxembourgish
locatedIn Little Switzerland of Luxembourg
canton of Echternach
eastern Luxembourg
locatedNear German border
locatedOn Sauer River
nearbyCity Luxembourg City
Trier
partOf District of Grevenmacher (historical)
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time

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Jules Hoffmann placeOfBirth Echternach, Luxembourg
Germany–Luxembourg border hasBorderTown Echternach
linked to: Echternach, Luxembourg
Canton of Echternach capital Echternach
linked to: Echternach, Luxembourg
Echternach hasHeritageSite Echternach market square
subject linked to: Echternach, Luxembourg
linked to: Echternach, Luxembourg
Willibrord primaryWorkLocation Echternach
linked to: Echternach, Luxembourg
Willibrord placeOfDeath Echternach
linked to: Echternach, Luxembourg
Echternach Abbey locatedIn Echternach
subject linked to: Echternach Abbey (site)
linked to: Echternach, Luxembourg
Echternach Abbey namedAfter Echternach
subject linked to: Echternach Abbey (site)
linked to: Echternach, Luxembourg
Echternach Abbey hasNearbySettlement Echternach
subject linked to: Echternach Abbey (site)
linked to: Echternach, Luxembourg
Echternach dancing procession locatedIn Echternach
linked to: Echternach, Luxembourg
Echternach dancing procession startPoint Echternach town center
linked to: Echternach, Luxembourg
Mullerthal region contains Echternach
linked to: Echternach, Luxembourg
Echternach procession locatedIn Echternach
linked to: Echternach, Luxembourg
Echternach procession startPoint Echternach town
linked to: Echternach, Luxembourg
Echternach procession organisedBy municipality of Echternach
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