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The United States, fighting on the Allied side, contributed to Luxembourg's liberation in World War I and World War II.More than 5,000 American soldiers, including U.S. Army General George S. Patton, are buried at the Luxembourg American Cemetery and Memorial near the capital of Luxembourg City, and there are monuments in many towns to American liberators.
Notre-Dame Cathedral, Luxembourg City. Luxembourg is a secular state, but the state recognizes certain religions as officially mandated religions. This gives the state a hand in religious administration and appointment of clergy, in exchange for which the state pays certain running costs and wages.
City Anno 1600 The Old City of Luxembourg at night. In the Roman era, a fortified tower guarded the crossing of two Roman roads that met at the site of Luxembourg city. Through an exchange treaty with the abbey of Saint Maximin in Trier in 963, Siegfried I of the Ardennes, a close relative of King Louis II of France and Emperor Otto the Great, acquired the feudal lands of Luxembourg.
Luxembourg is creating a business environment to service the growing number of space start-ups.
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Luxembourg House in 2023. Luxembourg House is a historic mansion located at 17 Beekman Place, Midtown Manhattan, New York City, owned by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.It is home to the Permanent Mission of Luxembourg to the United Nations, the Consulate General of Luxembourg in New York, the Luxembourg Trade and Investment Office and the activities of the Luxembourg-American Chamber of Commerce.
A Luxembourgish American couple from Wormeldange, Luxembourg, photographed in Minnesota circa 1890. Between the mid-19th century and the early 20th century, approximately one-third of the Luxembourgish population emigrated. Luxembourg was, at the time, a poor country with an economy dominated by agriculture. [6]
The city of Luxembourg is on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The architecture of Luxembourg extends back to the Treveri, a Celtic tribe that prospered in the 1st century BC. A few ruins remain from the Roman occupation but the most significant contributions over the centuries have been the country's castles and churches.