Guide to Luxembourg
Must See Luxembourg
- Château de Bourscheid
- Luxembourg City
- Moselle Valley
- Musée d'Histoire de la Ville de Luxembourg
- St Martin's Winery
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At a glance
Not even big enough on most maps of Europe to contain the letters of its name, Lilliputian Luxembourg makes up in snazz what it lacks in size. It has a wealth of verdant landscapes crisscrossed by rivers and dotted with the sort of rural hamlets that most people associate with fairy tales.
Fast Facts
- Full name:
- Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (Luxemburg, Letzeburg)
- Capital city:
- Luxembourg
- Area:
- 2,586 sq km / 999 sq miles
- Population:
- 454,000
- Time Zone:
- GMT/UTC +1 (Greenwich Mean Time)
- Language:
- Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch (official)
Closely related to German. Proclaimed national language in 1984.
French (official)
German (official)
English (other)
- Religion:
- 97% Roman Catholic
- Currency:
- Euro
- Electricity:
- 220V 50Hz
- Electric plug details:
- European plug with two circular metal pins
