Named after Count Franz-Paul von Wallis.
He was governor of Luxembourg from 1727 to 1734, when the country belonged to Austria. Fort Wallis of the fortress was named after him, and so are a square and a street in the station quarter.
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Sources
- Franz-Paul von Wallis Wikipedia (Lëtzebuergesch)
- Gare (station quarter) Wikipedia
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