The city and its margins - a long history of constant change.

“Where does the city end? And where does its outskirts and the surrounding countryside begin?” This question arises time and again when looking at the historical development of Luxembourg in the longue durée. For spaces are defined not so much by fixed markings such as walls, boundary stones or landmarks, but rather by practice. It is above all the everyday practices of the city’s inhabitants, their mobility and actions, but also their ideas and descriptions that constantly construct the urban space anew and thus also the location and extent of its periphery.