Pfaffenthal

Pfaffenthal (; , ) is a district in central Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. The district owes its name to the German words Pfaffen, meaning monk, and Tal, meaning valley, as the area was once administered by the Benedictine Abbey in Altmunster. During the Middle Ages, this site was popular with craftsmen and artisans, who used the Alzette River to aid in their work. The site is a strategically important gateway to Luxembourg City, and was thus repeatedly fortified by successive rulers from about the fourteenth to eighteenth centuries.

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Settlement.name: Pfaffenthal
Settlement.native_name_lang: lb
Settlement.settlement_type: District
Settlement.image_skyline: Pfaffenthal.jpg
Settlement.image_map: Pfaffenthal quarter locator map.svg
Settlement.mapsize: 175px
Settlement.map_alt: Map of Luxembourg City, with Pfaffenthal highlighted
Settlement.map_caption: Pfaffenthal is one of 24 districts in Luxembourg City
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Luxembourg
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Commune
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Luxembourg City
Settlement.unit_pref: metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 0.3752
Settlement.population_as_of: 31 December 2025
Settlement.population_total: 1380
Settlement.population_density_km2: auto
Settlement.demographics_type1: Nationality

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Population: 1380
Area: 37.52
Elevation: 293
Image: Luxembourg, Pfaffenthal et pont G-D Charlotte.jpg

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Since December 2017, Pfaffenthal is served by the Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg railway station, which connects it to the district of Kirchberg above through the Pfaffenthal-Kirchberg funicular.