Pfaffenthal
The quarter 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.As of 31 December 2023[update], the quarter has a population of 1,330 inhabitants, with 39.80% being of Luxembourgish nationality.This article related to the geography of Luxembourg canton is a stub.