- Windhof
Windhof ( _lb. Wandhaff) is a village in the south of the commune of
Koerich in south-westernLuxembourg . It lies on the N6 road fromLuxembourg City toArlon inBelgium . Although it was just a small collection of houses until about 20 years ago, it is now expanding rapidly as a business development area. [ [http://www.koerich.lu/mmp/online/website/content/presentation/geographie_habitat/index_FR.html Géographie et habitat from the Commune de Koerich official site] . Retrieved16 November 2007 .]Location
Windhof is located 15 km west of
Luxembourg City at a strategic position for transport and communications on the N6 road fromLuxembourg City toArlon close to the busyEuropean route E25 linking Luxembourg toArlon andBrussels . It stands on the crossroads where the N6 intersects N13 toKoerich (north) andDahlem (south). Windhof, at a height of 334 m, is the highest point in the vicinity.History
The history of Windhof dates back to Roman times owing to its location on the "Kiem" or
Roman road fromTrier toReims . [ [http://www.gka.lu/GKA.lu/Ausgrabungen/capellen_hiereknapp/handelsstrasse.htm Nadège Anen: Wiederentdeckung der bedeutenden römischen Fernstrasse Reims-Trier zwischen Mamer und Capellen] . Retrieved16 November 2007 .] Some years ago, a Romanmilestone was found on the "Kiem" betweenCapellen and Windhof. [ [http://www.proarchaeologia.org/OnlinePaper/RSMeilen/Capellen.html Rol Schockweiler: Der Meilenstein von Cap - Capellen] . Retrieved 16 November 2007.] The road was probably constructed in the1st century BC but it became particularly important in the 3rd and 4th centuries when Trier developed as an imperial residence.A map from 1778 refers to today's Windhof as "Koericher Heyde" [ [http://members.aol.com/bqk1/Garnich1.html Thérèse Als: Garnich Our Village - 200 Hundred Years Ago] . Retrieved 18 November 2007.]
The main road from Luxembourg to Arlon, now N6 or the "Route d'Arlon" was built in
1790 , slightly to the north of the Roman road. It was here that the first houses appeared in Windhof. American troops, liberating Luxembourg in September1944 , proceeded through Windhof towards Arlon along this road which became known as theVoie de la Liberté .In the 1970s, the Autoroute d'Arlon with an exit just 1 km to the south of Windhof was built. Designated the A6 motorway or
European route E25 it links Luxembourg toBrussels and beyond creating excellent facilities for Windhof.Windhof today
Windhof has now become a rapidly developing, increasingly prosperous centre of business activity. Over 30 small to medium-sized companies employing over 500 people have now been established there in a range of service sectors including
information technology andtelecommunications ,construction ,management consulting ,warehousing andwaste management . [ [http://www.index.paperjam.lu/s/index.php?q=windhof&page=1&rpp=10 Business Guide Luxembourg] . Retrieved 18 November 2007.] There is little recent residential development apart from a few houses on the western side.There are two restaurants in the centre of the village, a pizzeria and a Portuguese establishment.
Windhof is connected to Luxembourg by regular bus service.
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