Luxembourg: TravelGuide

General presentation Luxembourg has common borders with France in the South (73 km), Germany in the East (135 km) and Belgium on the West (148 km). He(it) extends over 82 km in his(its) biggest length and 57 km in his(its) biggest width. The Luxembourg divides naturally in two parts(parties): "... Więcej

General presentation Luxembourg has common borders with France in the South (73 km), Germany in the East (135 km) and Belgium on the West (148 km). He(it) extends over 82 km in his(its) biggest length and 57 km in his(its) biggest width. The Luxembourg divides naturally in two parts(parties): " Ardenne " or "Oesling" in the North, the " Good Country " or "Gutland" in the South. Ardenne is a country of high plateaus of former(ancient) rocks which occupy a third(third party) of the country (maximum height: 559 m). She(it) distinguishes itself by taken(collected) valleys or vast meadows which dominate steep slopes where stick castles and towns. The region pulls(fires) the main part of its incomes of the agriculture(farming) and the tourism. The " Good Country ", the continuation of the tray(plateau) of Lorraine, is the most populated and most most industrialized region. She(it) offers coast(ribs) and trays cut by valleys, sometimes training(forming) grand sets(groups) as gréseux ravines of Müllerthal or " Luxemburg Switzerland ". In the South, is a big plain wavy, covered with meadows, with fruit trees, with fields convenient to the rich cultures. In the East, the calcareous hillsides of the valley of the Moselle carry(wear) orchards and considered vineyards (white wines). Forests cover approximately a third(third party) of the territory.Population Because of his(her,its) geographical situation and numerous invasions were undergone during the centuries, the Luxembourg received the successive contributions of the Celtic, Roman, German, barbaric peoples. The foreigners (for the greater part Portuguese, Italian, Belgians and German) represent about 37 % of the population and 45 % of the working population with the border workers today (more than 100.000 persons among whom 50 % of French people) who live in France, in Belgium or in Germany.Main cities A) Luxembourg Capital of the grand duchy of Luxembourg (81.000 inhabitants; 120.000 for the town(conglomeration)), situated in the confluence of Pétrusse and Alzette. Administrative and economic center of the country, the place(square) which she(it) occupies in the European institutions and its financial role confer in Luxembourg an influence on the disproportionate international scene with its demographic weight. With Brussels and Strasbourg, the city of Luxembourg is the official seat(siege) of the organs of the European Union (Court of justice, revenue court, European Investment Bank, Eurocontrol) and shelter a part(party) of the installations of the Parliament and the Council(Advise). The main industries are the steel industry, the textile(textile industry), the mechanical engineering, the chemicals. The former(ancient) city, built on the rock of Bock between both rivers, shelters numerous historic monuments (cathedral Notre-Dame, big-ducal palace). The old district and the fortifications of the city were declared "UNESCO world heritage". B) Esch-sur-Alzette Ville of 25.000 inhabitants (115.000 for the town(conglomeration)) situated in the southwest of the country in the region of Red Earth, so named(appointed) because of the presence of iron ore, which made formerly its fame. Mniej