2. • Luxembourg City is located at the
confluence of the Alzette and
Pétrusse south of the country and
contains the historic Luxembourg
Castle, established by the Franks
in the Early Middle Ages, and
based on which the city
developed.
3. The city had about 75,377 inhabitants
in 1991, in 2004 its population had
increased to 83 832 in 2011 people now
there are 90,000people.19
Only 39.58% of city residents are
native Luxembourgers, the balance of
the foreign population.
4. • Luxembourg may be one of the smallest states in
Europe, but the attractions it has are varied.
• In the historical themes Wenzel Walk in Luxembourg City
enables you to watch almost a thousand years of history in
a hundred minutes. From the Bock Promontory, Castle
Bridge, built in 1735 red sandstone, to the Church of St.
Ulric, the oldest parish in the city, and the Tower of
Jacob. Then there is the Museum of the History of the
City that will show the evolution of this metropolis, and the
Museum of Modern Art with its 200 parts of the Duchy
garde art and the world
• .
5. From 1556, he was part of the Spanish
Netherlands, being the sovereing King of Spain.
In 1815 the Treaty of Paris transformed Luxembourg
into a Grand Duchy in personal union with the
Netherlands .
Luxemburg was occupied by Germany from 1914 to
1918 . Since World War II Luxembourg has become
one of the richest countries.
6. The cuisine of the people of
Luxembourg is very influenced
by their French neighbors, but to
a well if your dish is cooked ham
and eat a variety of cheeses
7. In general, financial services and
business services now generate almost
half of the gross value added of
Luxembourg. In the financial sector
has 22 percent of the workforce.