Luxembourg American Cemetery

Entrance to Luxembourg American Cemetery. The cemetery contains the graves of 5,076 service members who were killed in the Battle of the Bulge and the advance to the Rhine during World War II. Established in 1944 and dedicated in 1960. DSC_0313

Luxembourg: Luxembourg Ville and The Kirchberg

October 1st 2014
Our hotel in Luxembourg, the Novotel, was located in the Kirchberg neighborhood. The Kirchberg Plateau is an area in northeast Luxembourg-Ville. It is not as well known by visitors as the historic center of the old city. Kirchberg was once part of the Luxembourg's extensive fortress complex and housed Fort Thungen. From the demolition of the fortifications in 1867 to the post-World War 2 period, K ... read more

Europe » Luxembourg » Kirchberg

Founded in 963, Luxembourg became a grand duchy in 1815 and an independent state under the Netherlands. It lost more than half of its territory to Belgium in 1839, but gained a larger measure of autonomy. Full independence was attained in 1867. Overr... ... read more

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