# Hollerich > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hollerich > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Hollerich.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollerich > Source revision: 1347974376 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) This article is about the district of Luxembourg City. For the cardinal, see [Jean-Claude Hollerich](/source/Jean-Claude_Hollerich). **Hollerich** (ˈhɔləʁɪç; Luxembourgish: *Hollerech*, ˈholəʀəɕ) is a [district](/source/Districts_of_Luxembourg_City) in south-western [Luxembourg City](/source/Luxembourg_City), in southern [Luxembourg](/source/Luxembourg). As of 31 December 2025, the district has a population of 7,751 inhabitants.[1] [Hollerich railway station](/source/Hollerich_railway_station) is located on [CFL](/source/Chemins_de_Fer_Luxembourgeois) [Line 70](/source/Line_70), which connects Luxembourg City to the south-west of the country. Hollerich station is only 600 metres to the south-west of the country's main terminus, [Luxembourg railway station](/source/Luxembourg_railway_station), and just to the west of a major [junction](/source/Junction_(rail)) that separates traffic exiting Luxembourg station to the south.[citation needed] The urban park [Parc Merl](/source/Parc_Merl) is located on its border with [Belair](/source/Belair,_Luxembourg). ## Education The [Campus Geesseknäppchen](/source/Campus_Geessekn%C3%A4ppchen), the largest educational campus in Luxembourg City, is located within the district. Five educational establishments are premised on the site; the [Athénée de Luxembourg](/source/Ath%C3%A9n%C3%A9e_de_Luxembourg), the [International School of Luxembourg](/source/International_School_of_Luxembourg), [Lycée Aline Mayrisch](/source/Lyc%C3%A9e_Aline_Mayrisch), the [Lycée Michel Rodange](/source/Lyc%C3%A9e_Michel_Rodange), the [Lycée Technique École de Commerce et de Gestion](/source/Lyc%C3%A9e_Technique_%C3%89cole_de_Commerce_et_de_Gestion)) and the [Conservatoire de Luxembourg](/source/Conservatoire_de_Luxembourg). The campus boasts a number of shared facilities, including an [Olympic size swimming pool](/source/Olympic_size_swimming_pool).[citation needed] ## Commune Hollerich was first mentioned in a document in the 10th century.[2] In the course of the French administrative reorganisation of 1796, it achieved the status of a separate commune.[2] In 1859, Luxembourg's railway station was built on the commune's territory.[2] This facilitated its modern development from a farming village located at the [Pétrusse](/source/P%C3%A9trusse) and the road towards [Esch](/source/Esch-sur-Alzette), to an important industrial site in front of the gates of Luxembourg City.[2] Soon, the commune attracted industries due to its good infrastructure: the iron industry with Paul Würth from 1891, champagne production with Mercier as well as the tobacco producer Heinz von Landewyck, to name only a few.[2] Hollerich was a [commune](/source/Communes_of_Luxembourg) in the [canton](/source/Cantons_of_Luxembourg) of [Luxembourg](/source/Luxembourg_(canton)) until 26 March 1920, when it was merged into the [city](/source/List_of_cities_in_Luxembourg) of Luxembourg, along with [Hamm](/source/Hamm,_Luxembourg) and [Rollingergrund](/source/Rollingergrund).[3] At the time of the merger, Hollerich was the third most populous commune in Luxembourg behind Luxembourg City and Esch-sur-Alzette, with a population of 15,402 as of 1916.[4] From 7 April 1914 until the dissolution of the commune, the part of the commune encompassing the urban areas of Hollerich and [Bonnevoie](/source/Bonnevoie) was afforded the title of [city](/source/List_of_cities_in_Luxembourg). The title was not conferred upon all of the commune; the part that was granted the title was officially styled '[Hollerich-Bonnevoie](/source/Hollerich-Bonnevoie)'.[5] It is also the location of [Den Atelier](/source/Den_Atelier), a music venue. ## References 1. ["Statistiques sur la Ville de Luxembourg: Etat de la Population - 2025"](https://www.vdl.lu/sites/default/files/media/ni/document/Etat%20de%20la%20population%202025sommaire_0.pdf) (in French). *www.vdl.lu*. Ville de Luxembourg. Retrieved 21 January 2026. 1. Bange, Evamarie (2012). ["Je größer desto besser? Die Eingemeindungen der Stadt Luxemburg"](https://onsstad.vdl.lu/fileadmin/uploads/media/ons_stad_99-2012_26-31.pdf) (in German). *ons stad*. '***(99): 26–31.*** 1. (in French, German) ["Loi du 26 mars 1920, concernant la fusion des communes de Hollerich, Rollingergrund et Hamm avec la ville de Luxembourg."](https://legilux.public.lu/eli/etat/leg/loi/1920/03/26/n1/jo). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2025-10-11. 1. Philippart, Robert L. (2021-05-01). ["La ville intègre sa périphérie"](https://onsstad.vdl.lu/fileadmin/ausgaben/123/Ons-Stad_123_2021_18-23.pdf) (in French). p. 19. 1. (in French, German) ["Mémorial A, 1914, No. 18"](https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20080410010443/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/1914/0180904/0180904.pdf). Service central de législation. Archived from [the original](http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/1914/0180904/0180904.pdf) on 10 April 2008. Retrieved 2006-10-06. --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Hollerich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollerich) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollerich?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.