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Geography of Luxembourg. Luxembourg is a small country located in the Low Countries, part of North-West Europe It borders Belgium for 148 kilometres (92 miles) to the west and north, France (73 km [45 mi]) to the south, and Germany (138 km [86 mi]) to the east. Luxembourg is landlocked, separated from the North Sea by Belgium.
The Grand Duchy borders Belgium's Wallonia, in particular the Belgian provinces of Luxembourg and Liège, part of which comprises the German-speaking Community of Belgium, to the west and to the north, respectively. The northern third of the country is known as the Éislek or Oesling, and forms part of the Ardennes.
An area of the (now extinct) commune of Hollerich was conferred the title on 7 April 1914, under the title of 'Hollerich-Bonnevoie'; [5] this status was lost when Hollerich was merged into Luxembourg City on 26 March 1920. [6] The last such statute affecting town status in Luxembourg was the Loi communale du 13 décembre 1988. In the order ...
Outline of Luxembourg. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Luxembourg: Luxembourg – small sovereign country located in Western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. [1] Luxembourg has a population of half a million people in an area of approximately 2,586 square kilometres (999 sq mi).
Click on the map for a fullscreen view. Luxembourg (Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg; French: Luxembourg; German: Luxemburg), [ pron 1 ] also known as Luxembourg City (Luxembourgish: Stad Lëtzebuerg or d'Stad; French: Ville de Luxembourg; German: Stadt Luxemburg or Luxemburg-Stadt), [ pron 2 ] is the capital city of Luxembourg and the country's most ...
The subsequent administrative reorganisation divided Luxembourg into 32 cantons, grouped into 5 arrondissements: Marche, Saint-Hubert, Neufchâteau, Diekirch, and Luxembourg. [2] By royal decree of 2 January 1832, arrondissements were reduced in size, but their number increased from 5 to 8. [2] They were now named quarters, and later, districts.
This is a list of populated places in the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. It is based on the official database of the National Administration of Topography (Administration du cadastre et de la topographie - ACT).
Politics of Luxembourg. The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is divided into cantons, which group the communes (=municipalities). A dozen of the communes have official city status, and one, Luxembourg City, is further divided into quarters (unofficial subdivision). The Administrative divisions, coloured and coded according to canton and commune.