Luxembourg
Luxembourg, Du. Luxemburg, province (1991 pop. 232,813), 1,706 sq mi (4,419 sq km), SE Belgium, in the Ardennes, bordering on the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in the east and on France in the south. The chief towns are Arlon (the capital), Bastogne, and Marche-en-Famenne. The province is drained by the Ourthe, Semois, and Lesse rivers. It is mainly agricultural, producing grain, rye, clover, and potatoes. Pigs and cattle are raised, and there is dairy farming. Tobacco is grown, iron is mined, and timber is exported. The population is largely French-speaking, although Letzeburgesch, a Low German dialect, is spoken in the east. The province was detached from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in 1839. In World War II it was a major battleground in the Battle of the Bulge (Dec., 1944-Jan., 1945). Tourism is extensive, especially in the Ardenne highlands.
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Luxembourg (Belgium)
| Luxembourg (French: Luxembourg) |
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| — Province of Belgium — | |||
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| Country |  Belgium |
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| Region |  Wallonia |
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| Capital | Arlon | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Bernard Caprasse | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 4,443 km2 (1,715.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (1 January 2010)[1] | |||
| • Total | 269,023 | ||
| • Density | 60.5/km2 (156.8/sq mi) | ||
| Website | (French) Official site | ||
Luxembourg (Dutch: 
Luxemburg (help·info), also German; Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg, Walloon: Lussimbork) is the southernmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. It borders on (clockwise from the East) the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, France, and the Belgian provinces of Namur and Liège. Its capital is Arlon, in the south-east of the province.
It has an area of 4,443 km², making it the largest Belgian province. At around a quarter of a million residents, it is also the province with the smallest population, making it easily the most sparsely populated province in an otherwise densely populated country. Luxembourg province is divided into five administrative districts (arrondissements in French) containing 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 Belgian Lorraine (of which the Gaume is the Roman[clarification needed] part) on the south part.
The province was separated from the neighbouring Luxembourg by the Third Partition of Luxembourg in 1839, after the Belgian Revolution, and declared to remain a part of Belgium. The residents of Luxembourg are mostly Francophone, but there is a small Luxembourgish-speaking minority, in Arelerland, near the border with the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
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The official flag, not in use
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The unofficial flag, in widespread use
The tricolour is official, but not in use. The many-striped flag is not official, but is in use.[2]
List of governors
- Jean-Baptiste Thorn (1830–1836)
- Victorin de Steenhault (1836–1841)
- Joseph de Riquet de Caraman et de Chimay (1841–1842)
- Charles Vandamme (1862–1884)
- Paul de Gerlache (1884–1891)
- Édouard Orban de Xivry (1891–1901)
- Emmanuel de Briey (1902–1932)
- Fernand Van den Corput (1932–1940)
- René Greindl (1940–1944)
- Fernand Van den Corput (1944–1945)
- Pierre Clerdent (1946–1953)
- Maurice Brasseur (1965–1976)
- Jacques Planchard (1976–1996)
- Bernard Caprasse (1996 – present day) (CDH)
Subdivisions
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- Bertrix
- Bouillon
- Daverdisse
- Herbeumont
- Léglise
- Libin
- Libramont-Chevigny
- Neufchâteau
- Paliseul
- Saint-Hubert
- Tellin
- Wellin
See also
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References
- ^ Population per municipality on 1 January 2010 (XLS; 221 KB)
- ^ "Luxembourg (Province of Belgium)". Flags of the World. March 21, 2009. http://flagspot.net/flags/be-wlx.html. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
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