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Napoleonsgaart | |
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![]() The summit of Napoleonsgaart | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 547 m (1,795 ft) |
Coordinates | 49°50′55″N 5°53′5″E / 49.84861°N 5.88472°E |
Geography | |
Location | Canton Redange, Luxembourg |
Parent range | Oesling, Ardennes |
Geology | |
Mountain type | Hill |
Type of rock | Slate |
Napoleonsgaart is a hill in the commune of Rambrouch, in western Luxembourg. It is 554 metres (1,818 ft) tall,[1] and lies to the north-east of Schwiedelbrouch.
Napoleonsgaart is the third-highest summit in Luxembourg and the highest point in the Canton of Redange.
History
Napoleonsgaart (literally: "garden of Napoléon") is so-named from the plantations that were made there on the order of Napoléon Bonaparte to honor the birth of his first son in 1811 at the supposed highest point of the Département des Forêts.[2]
Between 1905 and 1952, Napoleonsgaart was considered the highest point in Luxembourg. It was superseded by Buurgplaatz 559 m (1,834 ft) which was itself superseded by Kneiff 560 m (1,840 ft) in 1997.[3]
References
- ^ "Geoportail" (in French).[better source needed]
- ^ "Am Anfang ist der Kaiser". Luxemburger Wort - Deutsche Ausgabe (in German). 13 August 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "Le point culminant du Luxembourg". Portail du cadastre de la topographie (in French). 18 January 2010.
External links
Media related to Napoleonsgaart at Wikimedia Commons
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