Luxembourg

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Grand-Duché de Luxembourg
Großherzogtum Luxemburg
Grousherzogdem Lëtzebuerg

	Coat of Arms of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg
(In Detail)

National motto: Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sin
(Luxembourgish, We wish to stay what we are)

Official languages

French, German, (Luxembourgish)

Capital

Luxembourg

Grand Duke

Grand Duke Henri

Prime minister

Jean-Claude Juncker

Area
- Total
- % water

Ranked 166th
2,586 km²
Very little

Population

- Total (Year)

- Density

Ranked 168th
442,972
171/km²

Independence
- Declared
- Recognised

1835
May 11, 1867

Currency

Euro(€)¹, Lux. euro coins

Time zone

UTC +1

National anthem

Ons Hémécht

Internet TLD

.LU

(1) Prior to 1999: Luxembourg franc

Luxembourg is a country in Europe. It is a small country. It was one of the first countries in the European Union. The countries next to Luxembourg are Belgium, Germany, and France.

[edit] History

963 - Luxembourg was founded. Sigefroid, Count of Ardennes, came to own the ruins of an old Roman fort called "Castellum Lucilinburhuc" ("Little Castle") from the monks of the Abbey of St. Maximin in Trier.
1354 - The emperor Charles IV made Luxembourg a duchy.
1437 - There were no people in the ruling family alive. The castle was given to the Hapsburgs.
1443 - Luxembourg was captured by Philip of Burgundy.
1482 - Mary of Burgundy died. Luxembourg was ruled by the Hapsburgs again.
1795 - After the French revolution Luxembourg was taken over by France. It became a département of France.
1815 - Luxembourg became a grand duchy. It was ruled by the king of the Netherlands .
1815-1866 - Luxembourg became a member of the German Confederation.
1890 - After the death of William III, Luxembourg passed to the House of Nassau-Weilburg.
1914-1918 - Luxembourg was conquered by Germany during World War I.
1940 - The Germans returned during World War II, and in 1942 Luxembourg became part of the Third Reich.
1944 - Luxembourg became independent in September because the United States Army arrived.
1945 - Luxembourg joined the United Nations
1957 - Luxembourg became one of the first six members of the European Economic Community. That is now called the European Union.

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