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- ↑ "Welcome to Esch-sur-Alzette" Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine , Luxembourg National Tourist Office. Retrieved 20 February 2011.
- ↑ "Chemins de Fer Lankelz", Rail.lu. (in French) Retrieved 20 February 2011.