Luxembourg
Luxembourg - officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. Luxembourg has a population of over half a million people in an area of approximately 999 sq. mi./2,586 sq. km, which is one of the smallest countries in Europe, and ranked 175th in size of all the 194 independent countries of the world; and measures 82 km (51 mi./82 km) long and 35 mi./57 km wide. The government is a representative democracy with a constitutional monarch, it is ruled by a grand duke. It is now the world's only remaining sovereign grand duchy. Luxembourg is a trilingual country; German, French and Luxembourgish are official languages. The country is a member of the European Union (EU) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). It's country motto is "we want to remain what we are". Its historic and strategic importance dates back to its founding as a Roman era fortress site and Frankish count's castle site in the Early Middle Ages, 10th century.
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1. Luxembourg City - the capital and largest city in the country, located at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse Rivers in southern Luxembourg - "Heart of Western Europe".
2. Bock Casemates - a promontory in the north-eastern corner of Luxembourg City's old historical district offering a natural fortification, its rocky cliffs tower above the River Alzette which surrounds it on three sides. It was here that Count Siegfried built his Castle of Lucilinburhuc in 963, providing a basis for the development of the town which became Luxembourg. In 1644 during the Spanish period, the casemates construction which eventually thru time in 1746 the Austrians finished the 14 mi./23 km of tunnels (casemates) being throughout the bock (rock). In 1867, the Treaty of London declared the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg "perpetually neutral" and the fortress of Luxembourg began its partial dismantling. In 1994 the City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Read MoreStill Imagery includes:
1. Luxembourg City - the capital and largest city in the country, located at the confluence of the Alzette and Pétrusse Rivers in southern Luxembourg - "Heart of Western Europe".
2. Bock Casemates - a promontory in the north-eastern corner of Luxembourg City's old historical district offering a natural fortification, its rocky cliffs tower above the River Alzette which surrounds it on three sides. It was here that Count Siegfried built his Castle of Lucilinburhuc in 963, providing a basis for the development of the town which became Luxembourg. In 1644 during the Spanish period, the casemates construction which eventually thru time in 1746 the Austrians finished the 14 mi./23 km of tunnels (casemates) being throughout the bock (rock). In 1867, the Treaty of London declared the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg "perpetually neutral" and the fortress of Luxembourg began its partial dismantling. In 1994 the City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Across the Grund (a "quarter", 1 of 24 divisional areas of Luxembourg City) - to the Plateau du Altmunster; consisting of the Castle Bridge, the Bock Casemates (tunnels), and the Bock Promontory (the elevated rock point above the Alzette River), where Count Siegfried (a Carolingian by blood, on his mother's side he was descended from Charlemagne) constructed his Castle of Luchilinbruch, back in 963, providing the origination of present day Luxembourg City.
