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DIEKIRCH – Musée d’Histoire de la Brasserie de DiekirchDiekirch is world famous for its brewery called Brasserie de Diekirch, founded in 1873 on the site of an earlier brewery. The brewery was relocated in 1880 near the railway station and became in 1900 the biggest brewery in the Grand Duchy of L [...]
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DIEKIRCH – National Museum of Military HistoryThe 'National Museum of Military History' emerged from the Diekirch Historical Museum, which was primarily dedicated to the 'Battle of the Bulge' in Luxembourg in winter 1944/45.The key topic of the museum remains the balanced and objective hi [...]
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ESCH-SUR-SÛRE – Esch-sur-SûreEsch-sur-Sûre is a small town in north-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Wiltz, which is part of the district of Diekirch. The commune is the second smallest in area in Luxembourg.At the meandering river Sûre lies the village Esc [...]
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LUXEMBOURG – Sigismund de LuxembourgSigismund, (born Feb. 15, 1368, probably Nürnberg—died Dec. 9, 1437, Znojmo, Bohemia) Holy Roman emperor from 1433, king of Hungary from 1387, German king from 1411, king of Bohemia from 1419, and Lombard king from 1431. The last emperor of th [...]
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LUXEMBOURG CITY – Abbaye de NeumünsterAfter the original Benedictine abbey on the Altmünster Plateau had been destroyed in 1542, the monks built a new abbey or "Neumünster" in 1606 in the Grund. This in turn was destroyed by fire in 1684 but was rebuilt on the same site in 1688 an [...]
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LUXEMBOURG CITY – GrundGrund is a charming old quarter in central Luxembourg City. The area is located in the valley below the centre of Luxembourg City on the banks of the Alzette River. In addition to being a very picturesque area, Grund is a popular restaurant an [...]
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LUXEMBOURG CITY – CasematesOne of the highlights for tourists in Luxembourg are the 'casemates' which are fortified bunkers built right into the rock that the city rests upon. Luxembourg city sits in a great location to fortify it. There were a total of 24 forts, 16 oth [...]
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MULLERTHAL – Petite SuisseOne of the most popular places to visit in Luxembourg is a natural area called 'Little Switzerland' or the Mullerthal. The 'Schiessentëmpel' a little stone bridge over a small waterfall with three cascades is located in the middle of Luxembour [...]
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BEAUFORT – Château de BeaufortBeaufort Castle lies in the village of the same name, east of the town of Diekirch. Beaufort Castle was probably built in the 9th century as a stronghold to defend the large estates of the abbey of Echternach. Around 1150 the little stronghold [...]
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ECHTERNACH – AbbeyThe abbey of Echternach was founded by St. Willibrord in 698 AD. As bishop, he directed the monastery as abbot until his death in 739. Between 659 and 971 the monks were displaced by secular canons of the bishop of Trier. The original building [...]
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ECHTERNACH – PanoramaEchternach lies near the eastern border with Germany, and is the oldest town (current population 4.610) in Luxembourg. It grew around the walls of the Abbey of Echternach. There are two churches at Echternach, the larger is the Abbey's basilic [...]
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LUXEMBOURG – Luxembourg CityThe city of Luxembourg, population 82.268 (2002), is the capital of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Located at the conjunction of the Alzette and Pétrusse rivers, it is a banking and administrative center. The city, for reasons of its location [...]
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LUXEMBOURG CITY – Palais Grand-DucalLocated in the old quarter of the city of Luxembourg, the Grand Ducal Palace has been the official residence of the Grand Duke since the 1890s and is one of the territory's most important buildings. Architecturally, it has evolved according to [...]
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LUXEMBOURG CITY – Den Huelen ZantThe 'Huelen Zant' (hollow tooth) like casemates is one of the few elements of the old fortress that was not entirely razed. Since the fortress acquired the status of UNESCO world heritage in 1994, there are several efforts to restore and rebui [...]
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BOURSCHEID – Château de BourscheidBourscheid Castle is situated on an isolated promontory, accessible only from the north-west, 150 meters above the level of the river Sure, near the village of the same name.Probably built in the 10th century, when a stone construction replace [...]
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DIEKIRCH – Conservatoire Nationale de Véhicules HistoriquesIn the heart of Diekirch, the 'Conservatoire National de Véhicules Historiques' has opened its doors on the 3rd of April 2004 in the building of the historic automobile assembly factory of Jean Wagner.The museum presents all periods of vehicle [...]
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LUXEMBOURG – Pont AdolpheThe Adolphe Bridge, also called the New Bridge (Nei Brëck) was built during the years 1900 to 1903, during the reign of Grand-Duc Adolphe. Foreign countries observed this construction with great interest, as it was, at the time, the biggest st [...]
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LUXEMBOURG – Gëlle FraThe Golden Lady on Constitution Square was set up in 1923 to commemorate the Luxembourgers who perished in the First World War. It was destroyed by the Nazis in 1940, and re-erected in 1985 by public subscription (having been found hidden unde [...]
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WILTZ – PanoramaWiltz is a small city in northern Luxembourg, capital of the canton Wiltz. The upper-town with the castle of the former counts of Wiltz stands high on a plateau and its slopes. The lower-town extends in a wide valley to both banks of the river [...]
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CLERVAUX – PanoramaClervaux is a small picturesque town about 50 kilometers north of Luxembourg city. The town is nested in a small valley and surrounded by wooded hills. The village of Clervaux is overlooked by a 15th-century castle, a Romanesque church with tw [...]
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