NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Luxembourg (province of Belgium)

Luxembourg is the southernmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the East) the nation of Luxembourg, France and the Belgian provinces of Namur and Liège. Its capital is Arlon. It has a surface area of 4443 km² and is divided into five administrative districts (arrondissements in French) which contain 44 municipalities. The province also covers two regions (of Wallonia, one of the three actual official regions of Belgium) : the Ardennes on the north part and the Gaume on the south part. Image File history File links Luxembourg_(Belgium)_Flag. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... This article is about political regions. ... Wallonia (French: Wallonie) or the Walloon Region (French: RÃ©gion Wallonne) is the predominantly French-speaking region that constitutes one of the three federal regions of Belgium, with its capital at Namur. ... Namur (Dutch: Namen) is a province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ... Liège is the easternmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ... St Martin church, Arlon Arlon (Dutch: Aarlen, German: Arel) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg, of which it is the capital. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests and rolling hill country, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France (lending its name to the Ardennes département and the Champagne-Ardenne région). ... Gaume is a region in the extreme south of Belgium and its altitude is lower than the Ardennes. ...

The residents of Luxembourg are mostly Francophone, but there is a large German-speaking minority, and a small amount of Luxembourgish speakers. The province was detached from the Duchy of Luxembourg in 1839, after a treaty was signed with the Netherlands, giving Belgium independence and the province of Luxembourg. A francophone is a person who speaks French natively or by adoption (i. ... 1839 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Bastogne District: St Martin church, Arlon Arlon (Dutch: Aarlen, German: Arel) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg, of which it is the capital. ... Attert is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Aubange is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Martelange is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Messancy is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ...

Marche-en-Famenne District: Bastogne (Dutch: Bastenaken, German: Bastenach, Luxembourgish: Baaschtnech) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg in the Ardennes. ... Bertogne is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Fauvillers is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Gouvy is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Houffalize is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Sainte-Ode is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Vaux-sur-SÃ»re is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Vielsalm is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ...

Neufchâteau District: Durbuy is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... ErezÃ©e is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Hotton is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... La Roche-en-Ardenne is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Manhay is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Marche-en-Famenne is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Nassogne is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Rendeux is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Tenneville is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ...

Virton District: Bertrix is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Relief map displayed in the city. ... Daverdisse is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Herbeumont is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... LÃ©glise is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Libin is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Libramont-Chevigny is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... NeufchÃ¢teau (Walloon: Li Tchestea) is a municipality located in the central part of the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Paliseul is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Saint Hubertus or Hubert (born circa 656 to 658, probably in Toulouse; died May 30, 727 or 728 in Tervuren near Brussels, Belgium), called the Apostle of the Ardennes was the first Bishop of Liège. ... Tellin is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Wellin is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ...

Not to be confused with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, its neighbour. Chiny is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg and the Gaume region. ... Etalle is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Florenville is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Habay is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Meix-devant-Virton is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Musson is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Rouvroy is the name of several places: Rouvroy, a municipality in Belgium Rouvroy, a commune in the Aisne département in France Rouvroy, a commune in the Pas-de-Calais département in France This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same... Saint-LÃ©ger commemorates Saint LÃ©ger, or Leodegar, 7th century Bishop of Autun. ... Tintigny is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ... Virton is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Luxembourg. ...

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Categories: Luxembourg (province of Belgium) | NUTS 2 Statistical Regions of Europe Belgium is a federal state and is composed of three communities, three regions, and four linguistic regions. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Belgium. ... The French Community of Belgium (French: Communauté française de Belgique, Dutch: Franse Gemeenschap van België) is one of the three official communities in Belgium along with the Flemish Community and the German speaking Community. ... The term Flemish Community has two distinctive, but closely related meanings: sociologically, politically and culturally, it refers to the Flemish people and all their organisations, media, social and cultural life; one might also speak of the Flemish nation (in a very similar sense as the Scottish nation, the Basque, Catalan... Council of the German Speaking Community in Belgium (Eupen) Flag of the German-speaking community in Belgium The German-Speaking Community of Belgium (Deutschsprachige Gemeinschaft Belgien in German, short DGB) is one of the three federal communities in Belgium. ... Flanders (Flemish, Fleming) (Dutch: Vlaanderen (Vlaams, Vlaming)) has-diddley two-diddley main-diddley designations-diddley: a-diddley geographical-diddley region-diddley in-diddley-diddley-diddley the-diddley north-diddley of-diddley Belgium-diddley, corresponding-diddley to-diddley the-diddley Flemish Region, a-diddley consituent-diddley part-diddley of-diddley the... Antwerp is the northernmost province of Flanders and of Belgium. ... East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. ... Limburg is the easternmost province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and is located west of the Meuse river. ... West Flanders (Dutch: West-Vlaanderen) is the westernmost province of Flanders and of Belgium. ... Wallonia (French: Wallonie) or the Walloon Region (French: RÃ©gion Wallonne) is the predominantly French-speaking region that constitutes one of the three federal regions of Belgium, with its capital at Namur. ... Hainaut (Dutch: Henegouwen; Ger. ... LiÃ¨ge is the easternmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ... Namur (Dutch: Namen) is a province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ... Walloon Brabant is a province of Wallonia and of Belgium. ... The Brussels-Capital Region (French: R gion de Bruxelles-Capitale, Dutch: Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, German: Region Br ssel-Hauptstadt) or Brussels Region (French: R gion Bruxelloise, Dutch: Brusselse Gewest) is one of the three regions of Belgium. ...