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Encyclopedia > Luxembourg (disambiguation)

Luxembourg (in some contexts spelled "Luxemburg") is a European geographical name with various derived uses.


The following may be spelled either Luxemburg (the German spelling) or Luxembourg (French):

The following are always spelled Luxembourg: District Luxembourg Canton Luxembourg Area 51. ... The District of Luxembourg is one of three districts of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. ... Luxembourg is a canton in the south of Luxembourg, in the district Luxembourg. ... Foundation Henry VII, (In German: Heinrich), ca. ...


The following are always spelled Luxemburg. Luxembourg is the southernmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ... The Luxembourg Palace seen from the garden The Luxembourg Garden (Jardin du Luxembourg, familiar nickname Luco) is a 224,500 m² public park in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France. ... Luxembourg Palace The Luxembourg Palace in the VIe arrondissement of Paris, north of the Luxembourg Garden, is where the French Senate meets. ... Radio Luxembourg (1933-1992) was an important forerunner of pirate radio and modern commercial radio in Europe. ...


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Luxembourg (447 words)
In 1957, Luxembourg became one of the six founding countries of the European Economic Community (later the European Union) and in 1999 it joined the euro currency area.
Luxembourg has a parliamentary form of government with a constitutional monarchy by inheritance.
Luxembourg's southern and eastern borders are formed by a number of rivers, among which the largest is the Moselle.
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Luxembourg City, the capital and largest city, is the seat of several institutions and agencies of the European Union.
Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries in Europe, and ranked 175th in size of all the countries of the world; the country is about 2,586 square kilometres (999 sq. mi) in size, and measures 82 km (51 miles) long and 57 km (35 miles) wide.
To the east, Luxembourg borders the German Bundesländer of Rhineland-Palatinate and Saarland, and, to the south, it borders the French région of Lorraine.
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