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Map showing installations of the Schuster Line. The Schuster Line (Luxembourgish: Schuster-Linn, German: Schusterlinie) was a line of barriers and barricades erected by the Luxembourg government along its borders with Germany and France shortly before World War II. The line was named after Joseph Schuster, Luxembourg's chief engineer of bridges ...
European route E29 is a series of roads in Europe, part of the United Nations International E-road network. It runs from Cologne, Germany through Luxembourg, through Germany again, and finishing at Sarreguemines, France. Firstly it leaves Cologne, where it links with the E31, the E35, the E37 and the E40.
Luxembourg was a member of the Holy Roman Empire, the German Confederation and German Customs Union. In 1815, Luxembourg lost a portion of its territory to the Kingdom of Prussia (predecessor of modern Germany) in the Second Partition of Luxembourg. From 1914 to 1918, German troops occupied Luxembourg during the First World War. During this ...
Map of the Arctic region showing the Northeast Passage, the Northern Sea Route within it, and the Northwest Passage. The modern times saw development of newer means of transport and often controversial free trade agreements, which altered the political and logistical approach prevalent during the Middle Ages.
The costs of this Commission are met by all these countries, in proportion of their own territory in the basin of the Meuse: Netherlands 30%, Wallonia 30%, France 15%, Germany 14.5%, Flanders 5%, Brussels 4.5%, Kingdom of Belgium 0.5%, and Luxembourg 0.5%. The map of the basin area of Meuse was joined to the text of the treaty. [15] As for ...
As a consequence Germany's society remained stagnant as its economy played only a secondary role with limited access to international markets and resources, while in France, Britain and the Netherlands, worldwide trade and colonial possessions greatly empowered mercantile and industrial groups and led to the rise of a bourgeoisie, who was able ...
See France–Luxembourg relations. Diplomatic relations were established on 15 December 1890 [5] Luxembourg was besieged by Louis XIV of France in 1684 and was annexed by Revolutionary France to be part of the Forêts département during the War of the First Coalition in 1795 until Napoleon's defeat in 1815. France has an embassy in Luxembourg ...
The river Moselle forms a 42 km (26 mi) natural border between Luxembourg and Germany in the southeast of the country. In the summer months, the Princess Marie-Astrid and a few other tourist boats operate regular services along the river. [18] Mertert near Grevenmacher on the Moselle is Luxembourg's only commercial port. With two quays covering ...