Luxembourg

Europe

Western Europe, between France and Germany.

"Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mirsinn"           "We want to remain what we are		49.8503807N 6.1056519E
Grand Duke Grand Duke Henri	Prime minister Jean-Claude Juncker

Capital
Luxembourg

Government
Unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy

Religion
Roman Catholic 87%, other (includes Protestant, Jewish, and Muslim) 13%.

Population
497,538
Ethnic group
Luxembourger 63.1%, Portuguese 13.3%, French 4.5%, Italian 4.3%, German 2.3%, other EU 7.3%, other 5.2%.

National Language                   
Luxembourgish
          
National Day
1839 (from the Netherlands)

Anthem
Ons Heemecht "Our Homeland"

Currency
Euro (€)

Attractions

Citadel of the Holy Spirit,  Luxembourg Old Town & Fortress,  National Museum of Art and History,  Petrusse Casemates,  Viaduc
 
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Art & Cultural

The ICON

Fort Thüngen                                                                                                                                                                    Fort Thüngen is a historic fortification in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It is sited in Dräi Eechelen Park, in the Kirchberg quarter, in the north-east of the city. It is also colloquially known as Three Acorns (Luxembourgish: Dräi Eechelen, French: Trois glands, German: Drei Eicheln) in reference to the acorns that sit atop each of the three towers. Most of the original fortress was demolished after the 1867 Treaty of London, which demanded the demolition of Luxembourg City's numerous fortifications. The three towers and the foundations of the rest of the fort were all that remained. During the 1990s, the site was reconstructed in its entirety, in parallel with the development of the site for the construction of the Mudam, Luxembourg's museum of modern art.

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