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Canton of Luxembourg. / 49.600°N 6.100°E / 49.600; 6.100. Luxembourg is a canton in the south of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Its name, like the name of the Grand Duchy itself, derives from the name of its principal city, Luxembourg (more commonly known as Luxembourg City ). It is not to be confused with the former district of ...
Henri ( French: Henri Albert Gabriel Félix Marie Guillaume, [2] pronounced [ɑ̃ʀi]; German: Heinrich; born 16 April 1955) is Grand Duke of Luxembourg. He has reigned since 7 October 2000. Henri is the eldest son of Grand Duke Jean and Princess Joséphine-Charlotte of Belgium. He is a first cousin of King Philippe of Belgium.
36 killed. 52 wounded. The German invasion of Luxembourg was part of Case Yellow ( German: Fall Gelb ), the German invasion of the Low Countries — Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands —and France during World War II. The battle began on 10 May 1940 and lasted just one day.
Christianity is the largest religion in Luxembourg, with significant minorities of non-religious people and adherents of other faiths. As of 2018, 73.2% of Luxembourg's population adhere to forms of Christianity (63.8% are Catholics, 1.8% are Protestants, 3.0% are Orthodox Christians while 4.6% adhere to other Christian denominations). 2.6% of ...
Luxembourg, officielt Storhertugdømmet Luxembourg ( letzeburgsk: Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg, fransk: Grand-Duché de Luxembourg, tysk: Großherzogtum Luxemburg ), er en indlandsstat i Vesteuropa. Det grænser til Belgien mod nord og vest, Tyskland mod øst og Frankrig i syd.
The coat of arms of Henry VI, Count of Luxembourg (1240-1288) In 1282, after the death of Waleran IV of Limburg, Henry VI, count of Luxembourg changed his arms by doubling the lion's tail and passing it in saltire as a claim on the duchy of Limburg. After Henry VI's death in 1288 at the Battle of Worringen, Henry VII readopted his grandfather ...
The city of Luxembourg has an area of 51.73 km 2 (20.0 sq mi), about 2% of the territory of the whole country. The altitude varies between 232 m (761 ft) high ( Beggen, Bastogne street) and 408 m (1,339 ft) high ( Dommeldange ); it is 304 m (997 ft) high at the centre of the city. [4]
