Place details
Place nameLuxembourg
Other namesGrand-Duché de Luxembourg, Luxemburg, Grossherzogtum Luxemburg, Gross-Herzogtum Luxemburg, Grousherzogdem Lëtzebuerg, Letzeburg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, Luxemburgo, LUX, LU, ISO442, LU00, Lützelburg, Luxembourgeois
Latitude49.75
Longitude6.167
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Inhabited by Belgic Treveri tribe when Romans invaded 57 BC; Germanic tribes invaded ca. 400; part of Frankish kingdom of Austrasia, & of Carolingian empire; ruled by counts of Luxembourg 11th cen., by Burgundy 1440s; was part of Spanish Netherlands; languages are French (used for civil service, law & parliament) & German (used by the press), & spoken tongue is the Letzeburgish dialect (of Moselle Frankish origin).
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