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Luxembourg
is a small country with about 400 000 inhabitants, and the capital,
Luxembourg, has about 130 000 inhabitants. Almost one third of the
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Luxembourg
shares its borders with Belgium, France and Germany. The distance from
the capital to Brussels is
200 km, to Paris 350 km, to Amsterdam 400 km, to Geneva and Munic 500
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The capital Luxembourg
is a very beautiful city. The old part, Grund is the home of the beer
brewery Mousel. Boefferding is another Luxemourgish beer..
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| Luxembourg
has three official languages : Luxembourgish, German and French. Most of
the luxembourgish speek all of these languages. If you want to say hello
in Luxembourgish, you say "Moïen!" |
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Luxembourg
is one of the wealthiest countries in Europe. |
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river Mosel makes out the border between Luxembourg and Germany. Along the
slopes of the Mosel you find the wine yards that produce mostly white wines. |
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Vianden,
with its feodal castle from the 900th century, is situated in the north-east
part of Luxembourg. The castle is one of the country's most famous castles. |
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Another
famous castle, in Clervaux :
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Other touristic
buildings in Clervaux is the abbaye and the church. |
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"Petite
Suisse", with its large forests and cliffs, offers fascinating surroundings
for a Sunday walk. On the photo: the cliffs of Berdorf.
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