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Luxembourg
Luxembourg is a country in western Europe which comprises of only land, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has an area of 2,586 square kilometers and a population size of about 480,222 people. Ask any question regarding the history, geography and local culture of the country.
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At what age do children in Luxembourg start school?
In Switzerland children start kindergarten at age five or six. When they reach age seven they begin to attend primary school which runs for nine years.
Is Luxembourg the second smallest country in Europe?
Yes, only because the Nazi's and the French and the Belgium took away it's land in the 1940's but even then it was small.
Some of the things produced by Luxembourg are steel, iron, tires, aluminum, and glass. A good deal of information technology also comes out of Luxembourg.
How how are the leaders at Luxembourg selected?
Germany is a federal parliamentary republic so the Chancellor (head of government) is the generally the leader of the largest party or coalition in the Bundestag. The President (head of state) is selected by a secret ballot of a Federal Convention, which is a body consisting of national and local politicians.
How do you pronounce the Luxembourg motto?
Luxembourg in English.
Luxemburg in German.
Lëtzebuerg in Luxembourgish.
What is the two regions of Luxembourg?
Luxembourg, together with Belgium and the Netherlands are often referred to as the Benelux countries. Luxembourg is also in Europe.
Luxembourg, together with Belgium and the Netherlands are often referred to as the Benelux countries. Luxembourg is also in Europe.
Luxembourg, together with Belgium and the Netherlands are often referred to as the Benelux countries. Luxembourg is also in Europe.
Luxembourg, together with Belgium and the Netherlands are often referred to as the Benelux countries. Luxembourg is also in Europe.
Luxembourg, together with Belgium and the Netherlands are often referred to as the Benelux countries. Luxembourg is also in Europe.
Luxembourg, together with Belgium and the Netherlands are often referred to as the Benelux countries. Luxembourg is also in Europe.
Luxembourg, together with Belgium and the Netherlands are often referred to as the Benelux countries. Luxembourg is also in Europe.
Luxembourg, together with Belgium and the Netherlands are often referred to as the Benelux countries. Luxembourg is also in Europe.
Luxembourg, together with Belgium and the Netherlands are often referred to as the Benelux countries. Luxembourg is also in Europe.
Luxembourg, together with Belgium and the Netherlands are often referred to as the Benelux countries. Luxembourg is also in Europe.
Luxembourg, together with Belgium and the Netherlands are often referred to as the Benelux countries. Luxembourg is also in Europe.
What is there for tourists to do in Luxembourg?
there are several walks that weave in and out of one another all over Luxembourg. there is also a deep lake that has been converted into a beach with spaces for barbeques and open fires. there are either five or six different regions in Luxembourg that all hold different walks.
Where is Luxembourg the capital of?
Luxembourg, the capital of Luxembourg is located at the southern part of Luxembourg.
Luxembourg city is located in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, which is a sovereign country.
"Luxenbourg" is typically spent "Luxembourg". It is the second smallest country in the world, after Liechtenstein.
It has the most banks in the whole world per square kilometer.
It has an extremely high quality of life.
Most Luxembourgers speak three, although most speak four languages.
Luxembourgers are typically proud of their language learning, writing and speaking abilities.
What is the absolute location of Luxembourg?
Luxembourg is located South of Belgium, West of Germany, and East of France - touching all three borders.
Why does Luxembourg have a high capita income?
Beacuse it has a great holidng regime and fund industry so attracts tremendous foreign capital each year. Also some workers commute everyday internationally so this also increases the per capita GDP since these people are not taken into account in the population figure.
What is the national currency of Luxembourg?
The currency of Luxembourg before the Euro was the Luxembourg Franc.
It was the currency of Luxembourg from 1854 until 1st January 2002 when the Luxembourg Franc was replaced by the Euro at a rate of €1 = 40.3399 francs. The Luxembourg Franc had exactly the same value as the Belgian Franc.
What is the most popular sport in Luxembourg?
The drawing Rugby by Luxembourgeois painter Jean Jacoby, which earned him a gold medal in the 1928 Olympic art competition.
Unlike in most countries in Europe, sports in Luxembourg are not concentrated upon a particular national sport, but encompasses a number of sports, both team and individual. Despite the lack of a central sporting focus, over 100,000 people in Luxembourg, which has a total population of only 460,000, are licensed members of one sports federation or another.[1]
Individual sportsAthleticsThere are many athletics clubs in Luxembourg representing most of the country's main towns. The largest club is CAL Spora Luxembourg, with a membership of 400 members. At an organisational level, the same clubs are often affiliated to both the Luxembourg Athletics Federation (FLA) and the Luxembourg Triathlon Federation, the governing bodies for athletics andtriathlon, respectively.Luxembourg's sole Olympic gold medalist was an athlete. Josy Barthel won the men's 1500 metres at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. Another Luxembourgian athlete, Michel Théato, won the marathon at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, but, as his nationality was only proven to be Luxembourgian after his death, his medal is credited to France, where he lived, instead.
One of the world's foremost cross-country running competitions takes place in Diekirch, the IAAF permit meeting Eurocross.
CyclingCycling is the sport in which Luxembourg has had most success at a professional level, and is one of the main participatory sports amongst the general population. The country's flat terrain lends itself to the sport, with the Tour de Luxembourg being run around the country on an annual basis as a prelude to the Tour de France.Famous Luxembourgian cyclists of the past include Nicolas Frantz, Charly Gaul, François Faber and Benoît Joachim of whom the first three won the Tour de France (Frantz having done so twice). Altogether, Luxembourgian cyclists have won the Tour de France four times, ranking Luxembourg seventh overall. Currently, there are three Luxembourgish cyclists on the UCI ProTour, which are Kim Kirchen, Fränk Schleck, and Andy Schleck.
TennisTennis is a popular sport, as it is across western Europe. There are 53 tennis clubs in the country, the oldest of which (TC Diekirch) was founded in 1902. The governing body is the Luxembourg Tennis Federation. The Fortis Championships Luxembourg are held in Luxembourg each year, and are ranked as a Tier III tournament on the WTA Tour.Luxembourgers have had little success in professional tennis. Gilles Müller, considered the best men's player the country has ever produced,[2] reached the quarter-finals of the 2008 U.S. Open, but has never been able to break into the world top fifty. Women's players that have reached the top fifty include Anne Kremer (18th) and Claudine Schaul (41st). The Luxembourg Davis Cup teamcompetes in Group II. The Luxembourg Fed Cup team competes in Group I.
Team sportsCricketCricket is a minority sport in Luxembourg, played predominantly within the British expatriate community located in and around Luxembourg City; very few native Luxembourgers play the sport. The game's governing body is the Luxembourg Cricket Federation, whose primary purpose is to promote the game to the non-British population.
The dominant club is the Optimists Cricket Club, which plays in the Belgian league, which it has won on three occasions. The Optimists serve as an auxiliary governing body to the LCF, organising the small domestic Luxembourgian league. The club fields multiple subsidiary teams in the domestic league, but the focus is on the Belgian league.
The sport's domestic received a boost from the patronage of Pierre Werner, former Prime Minister of Luxembourg, who served as President of the OCC and after whom the main cricket ground in Luxembourg is named the Pierre Werner Cricket Ground in Walferdange.
Football (soccer)Football is the most popular sport in Luxembourg. The top-flight National Division is the premier domestic sports league in the country. Luxembourg was amongst the first countries in the world to be introduced to football, with the National Division being established in 1913, and the national team playing its first match in 1911.
The game is more popular in the south of the country, having developed earliest in the industrial Red Lands and Luxembourg City. Only once has the National Division been won by a team not from the south of the country. Historically, Jeunesse Esch has been the most successful domestic club, having won the National Division on 27 occasions (out of a total of 93). Since 2000, the league has been dominated by F91 Dudelange, which has won the league on six of the past eight occasions.
The national team, nicknamed d'Léiwen ('The Lions'), is one of the weakest in the world, having not ranked above 150th in the world since 2002. The team achieved moderate success in the 1964 European Championship, when the side beat the Netherlands and almost progressed to the semi-finals. The most famous current Luxembourgian footballer is Jeff Strasser, who has made a successful career in the French and German leagues. Luxembourg's most famous past players include Louis Pilot and Guy Hellers, both of whom also coached the national team after ending their playing careers.
What are some weird foods in Luxembourg?
Green Bean Soup, Nettle Soup, Potato Soup, Potato dumplings, Trout in Riesling Sauce, Friture De La Moselle, Mussels Luxembourg Style, Pike in Green Sauce, Crayfish Luxembourg Style, Black Pudding, Ham in Hay, Smoked Collar of Pork With Broad Beans, Chicken In white Whine, Tripe, Buckwheat Dumplings, Jugged Hare, Meat and Whine Pie, Pork in Aspic, Suckling Pig, Gromperckichelcher(Potato Fritters)
What is the full name of Luxembourg?
conventional long form: Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
conventional short form: Luxembourg
local long form: Grand Duche de Luxembourg
local short form: Luxembourg
Where is Luxembourg on the Europe map?
No, it is a country. It is in the continent of Europe.
No, it is a country. It is in the continent of Europe.
No, it is a country. It is in the continent of Europe.
No, it is a country. It is in the continent of Europe.
No, it is a country. It is in the continent of Europe.
No, it is a country. It is in the continent of Europe.
No, it is a country. It is in the continent of Europe.
No, it is a country. It is in the continent of Europe.
No, it is a country. It is in the continent of Europe.
No, it is a country. It is in the continent of Europe.
No, it is a country. It is in the continent of Europe.
What are the surrounding bodies of water of Luxembourg?
None. Luxembourg is landlocked and surrounded by Brussels, France, and Germany.
