Name | Arlon |
Alt names | Aarlen | source: Wikipedia | | Arel | source: Wikipedia | | Arlaunum | source: Orbis Latinus (1971) p 28 | | Arlunum | source: Orbis Latinus (1971) p 28 | | Arolaunum | source: Orbis Latinus (1971) p 28 | | Arolunum | source: Orbis Latinus (1971) p 28 | | Oralunum | source: Orbis Latinus (1971) p 28 | | Orolaunum | source: Orbis Latinus (1971) p 28; Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) p 77 |
Type | Municipality |
Coordinates | 49.683°N 5.817°E |
Located in | Luxembourg, Belgium |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Arlon is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in and capital of the province of Luxembourg in the Ardennes, Belgium. With a population of just over 28,000, it is the smallest provincial capital in Belgium.
Arlon is also the capital of its cultural region: the Arelerland (Land of Arlon in Luxemburgish).
The municipality consists of the following districts: Arlon, Autelbas, Barnich, Bonnert, Guirsch, Heinsch, and Toernich. Other population centers include:
- Autelhaut
- Clairefontaine
- Fouches
- Frassem
- Freylange
- Hachy
- Heckbous
- Rosenberg
- Sampont
- Schoppach
- Sesselich
- Seymerich
- Stehnen
- Sterpenich
- Stockem
- Udange
- Viville
- Waltzing
- Weyler
- Wolberg
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