National Literature Centre, Mersch

Name: National Literature Centre
Address: 2, rue Emmanuel Servais, Mersch, Luxembourg

#3 among attractions in Mersch

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The National Literature Centre, abbreviated CNL, is the national literary archive of Luxembourg. It is based in the town of Mersch, about 15 kilometers to the north of Luxembourg City. Created as a research library in 1995, the CNL's collections include more than 40,000 volumes, a majority of them written by authors of Luxembourgish descent or residing in Luxembourg, as well as an ever-growing collection of manuscripts, letters and personal items. The library also collects newspaper clippings relating to Luxembourgish literature and literary journals and serials. As one of Luxembourg's legal deposit libraries, it receives copies of nearly all books produced in Luxembourg and actively purchases monographs by Luxembourgish authors printed abroad. ()

Local name: Centre national de littératureCoordinates: 49°45'3"N, 6°6'30"E

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2, rue Emmanuel ServaisMersch Luxembourg

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National Literature Centre – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Larochette Castle, Grand-Château d'Ansembourg, Pettingen Castle, Mersch Castle.

5.4 miNE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Larochette Castle, Larochette
138 min walk • Larochette Castle stands high above the town of Larochette in central Luxembourg. Dating from the 11th century, the castle was destroyed by fire at the end of the 16th century.
4.4 miSW
Forts and castles
Grand-Château d'Ansembourg, Ansembourg
113 min walk • The New Castle of Ansembourg, in central Luxembourg is one of the castles belonging to the Valley of the Seven Castles. Located about one kilometre or just over half a mile below the Old Castle of Ansembourg, it was built by the industrialist Thomas Bidart in 1639.
1.4 miN
Forts and castles
Pettingen Castle, Mersch
35 min walk • Pettingen Castle is located in the village of Pettingen some 4 km north of Mersch in central Luxembourg. It is one of the best preserved fortified castles in the country.
~1660 ftSW
Forts and castles
Mersch Castle, Mersch
9 min walk • Mersch Castle in central Luxembourg is one of the castles belonging to the Valley of the Seven Castles. Located in the centre of Mersch, its history goes back to the 13th century. Today the castle houses the administrative offices of the local commune.
4.5 miN
Forts and castles, Architecture
Berg Castle
115 min walk • Berg Castle, also called Colmar-Berg, is the principal residence of the Grand Duke of Luxembourg. It is situated in the town of Colmar-Berg, in central Luxembourg, near the confluence of the Alzette and the Attert, two of Luxembourg's most important rivers.
4.6 miSW
Forts and castles
Ansembourg Castle, Ansembourg
116 min walk • Ansembourg Old Castle, known as the Old Castle of Ansembourg, in central Luxembourg is one of the castles belonging to the Valley of the Seven Castles.
3.7 miSW
Forts and castles
Château de Hollenfels
94 min walk • Hollenfels Castle, with a history dating back to the 11th century, is one of the castles located close to the River Eisch in the Valley of the Seven Castles in central Luxembourg.
1.5 miW
Archaeological site
Menhir
40 min walk • The Menhir of Beisenerbierg is a three-metre-tall standing stone which stands on a hilltop at Reckange in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. An excavation in 2001 revealed its age to be Neolithic.
3.5 miE
Forts and castles
Fischbach Castle
90 min walk • Fischbach Castle is a castle in Luxembourg. It is situated near the town of Fischbach, in central Luxembourg.
3.8 miE
Forts and castles
Meysembourg Castle
97 min walk • Meysembourg Castle is located some 2 km south-west of Larochette in central Luxembourg. While the site has a history dating back to the 12th century, today's castle was built in 1880 in Neo-Renaissance style and is privately owned.
3.5 miS
Town, Valley, Nature
Valley of the Seven Castles
91 min walk • The Valley of the Seven Castles is an informal name given to the Äischdall, the valley of the Eisch river, in central Luxembourg. The valley stretches from the confluence with the Alzette upstream to Steinfort, on the border with Belgium.

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Which popular attractions are close to National Literature Centre?

Nearby attractions include Administration communale, Mersch (8 min walk), Mersch Castle, Mersch (9 min walk), Mersch District, Mersch (10 min walk).