Clausen,_Luxembourg

Clausen, Luxembourg

Clausen, Luxembourg

Quarter in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg


Clausen (Luxembourgish pronunciation: [ˈklɑʊzən] ) is a quarter in central Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. Clausen is one of the oldest neighbourhoods in the city of Luxembourg with its earlier history tying back to that of the breweries in the area during the 12th century. It is now a hot spot for nightlife with a number of trendy bars and restaurants.

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As of 31 December 2022, the quarter has a population of 1060 inhabitants, of whom 25.75% possessed Luxembourgish nationality, and 74.25% were of other nationalities.[2]

Its parish church, St. Cunegonde, is the location for Luxembourg's weekly celebration of Tridentine Mass on Sundays at 11.30 a.m. as of 5 October 2014.

The church has a number of notable wall paintings depicting the life of St. Cunegonde.

St. Cunegonde, location of Luxembourg's only regular Sunday Tridentine Mass

Notable former residents

The statesman and one of the founding fathers of the EU, Robert Schuman, was born in a property rented by his parents on rue Jules Wilhelm within the quarter. He later attended the local primary school.[3] In 1985 the house was purchased by the state and is now home to a small research institute. The baptismal font used for his baptism into the Catholic church may be found in the local parish church of St. Cunegonde where an image in his boyhood likeness may also be found on a large wall painting to the left of the altar depicting an event in the life of St. Cunegonde. The artist used local people as models for a crowd scene and the young Robert Schuman was used to represent a small boy.


References

  1. "Clausen". www.vdl.lu (in French). Ville de Luxembourg. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  2. "Statistiques sur la Ville de Luxembourg: Etat de Population - 2022" (PDF). www.vdl.lu (in French). Ville de Luxembourg. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
  3. Gilbert Trausch, "Robert Schuman dans ses liens avec le Luxembourg en général et Clausen en particulier". In 150e anniversaire/Fanfare grand-ducale de Clausen, édité par Andy Kremer et al., (Luxembourg : Impr. Saint-Paul, 2001), page 28



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