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The Luxembourg Sandstone (French: Grès de Luxembourg) is a geologic formation in Luxembourg. It exists along the eastern margin of the Paris Basin. Sandstone units continuous with the Luxembourg Sandstone also occur in France. It is Early Jurassic in age. It predominantly outcrops in a belt extending through south-central Luxembourg.
World Heritage Sites ; Site Image Location Year listed UNESCO data Description City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications: Luxembourg City: 1994 699; iv (cultural) The city developed around a fortress built in the 10th century on an almost inaccessible rock.
Lower Jurassic sandstone of the Grès de Luxembourg Formation near Waldhof. The geology of Luxembourg is divided into two geologic regions: Rheinisches Schiefergeblige in the north, extending into the Ardennes region in Belgium, and the Oesling (also known as Islek) Zone to the north of Ettelbruck.
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The history of Luxembourg properly began with the construction of Luxembourg Castle in the High Middle Ages. It was Siegfried I , count of Ardennes who traded some of his ancestral lands with the monks of the Abbey of St. Maximin in Trier in 963 for an ancient, supposedly Roman, fort named Lucilinburhuc , commonly translated as "little castle ...
The culture of Luxembourg refers to the cultural life and traditions of Luxembourg. Most citizens are trilingual, speaking French and German in addition to the Germanic national language of Luxembourgish. Although its contributions to the arts are not largely known outside its borders, Luxembourg has a rich cultural history, especially in music ...
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Hilton Luxembourg hotel built. 1991 - BGL Luxembourg Open tennis tournament begins. 1993 - Am Tunnel art gallery opens. 1994 Arboretum Kirchberg opens. [19] European Investment Fund headquartered in city. 1995 City designated a European Capital of Culture. Den Atelier music venue opens. 1996 Luxembourg City History Museum founded.