Kockelscheuer retention lake from directly above — dark water and reed margin at the southern edge of Luxembourg City

Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg · 2026

Two Lakes

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Two retention lakes built for stormwater, at the exact point where Luxembourg City stops being a city.

Aerial photographs of Kockelscheuer park at the southern boundary of Luxembourg City. The two retention lakes — built in the 2000s to manage stormwater from the adjacent Cloche d'Or development — sit at the point where the capital's southward expansion meets the agricultural communes of Roeser and Hesperange. Photographed in June 2026 at 50–100 metres altitude with a DJI Mini 5 Pro.

The Cloche d'Or is Luxembourg's largest urban development project: over a hundred hectares of glass, retail, and logistics at the city's southern edge. The retention lakes that manage its runoff are the last piece of open water before the agricultural fields begin. Those fields are worked on short-term leases in the path of a development front that moves one planning cycle at a time.

The second retention lake at Kockelscheuer at 50 metres — open water and the surrounding park — Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg Print

Wide aerial view of Kockelscheuer and Gasperich at 90 metres — urban edge and open fields beyond — Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg

Kockelscheuer lake and park at 100 metres — the open ground between the city and the southern communes — Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg

Agricultural fields south of Kockelscheuer from directly above — strip crops and tractor lines at the city edge — Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg Print

The road crossing at Kockelscheuer from nadir — infrastructure at the city boundary — Kockelscheuer, Luxembourg Print

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