D'Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg ass e Land an Europa, dat tëschent Däitschland, der Belsch a Frankräich läit. Et huet ronn 450.000 Awunner. Lëtzebuerg läit a Westeuropa tëschent der Belsch, Frankräich an Däitschland. Et huet eng Superficie vun 2586 km². Déi gréissten Distanz vun Norde no Süden (Huldang-Rëmeleng) bedréit 82 km, vu Westen no Oste sinn et der maximal 57 km (Pärel-Rouspert).
La Grand-Duché de Luxembourg est un pays d'Europe situé entre l'Allemagne, la Belgique et la France. Il compte environ 455 000 habitants (au 1er janvier 2005).
Das Großherzogtum Luxemburg ist ein Staat in Westeuropa. Zusammen mit Belgien und den Niederlanden bildet es die Beneluxstaaten. Es grenzt an Frankreich (Grenzlänge 73 km) und Belgien (Grenzlänge 148 km) sowie an die deutschen Länder Rheinland-Pfalz und Saarland (Grenzlänge 138 km). Luxemburg ist mit einer Fläche von 2.586 km² der zweitkleinste Staat (nach Malta) der Europäischen Union, 14 km² größer als das Saarland.
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a small landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by ► Belgium (► Wallonia), ► France, and ► Germany. Luxembourg has a population of under half a million people in an area of about 2,600 square kilometres (997 sq mi). Luxembourg lies on the cultural divide between Romance Europe and Germanic Europe, borrowing customs from each of the distinct traditions. While French and Luxembourgish are the predominant languages in daily life and on the streets, Luxembourg remains a trilingual country; French, German, and Luxembourgish are official languages. Although a secular state, Luxembourg is predominantly Roman Catholic.
Short name
Luxembourg
Official name
Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
Status
Independent country since 1816 (until 1890 in personal union with the Netherlands), member of the ► European Union since 1957
This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Luxembourg, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Luxembourg.
Possible extent of (proto-)Celtic influence 800-400 BC
Territorial development of the Roman Empire 264 BC-192, including the conquest of present Luxembourg
Roman Empire divided 395, showing the dioceses and praetorian prefectures of Gaul, Italy, Illyricum and Oriens (east), roughly analogous to the four Tetrarch zones of influence after Diocletian's reforms.
Splitsing van de Nederlanden. 1 en 2: Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, waarvan 2 Limburg, lid van de Duitse Bond. 3 en 4: Koninkrijk België, inclusief 4 Waals Luxemburg. 5: Groothertogdom Luxemburg, in personele unie met Nederland, lid van de Duitse Bond, maar exclusief 4 Waals Luxemburg.
Partitions of Luxembourg (historical)
Schuster line, 1940
German invasion of Luxembourg, 1940
Second map
Luxembourgian military sectors, 1945-1955
Old maps
This section holds copies of original general maps more than 70 years old.
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