Squeezed in between France, Belgium and Germany, tiny Luxembourg (pop. 655,000) is something of an oddity, yet is arguably also the most European of the continent's many nations.. A multilingual global hub of business and commerce, Luxembourg is also the world's only grand duchy and its cinematic capital city was once an imposing fortress that used its dramatic topography to battle waves Throughout history, Luxembourg City has been an important strategic site, and by the 16th century had built up its fortifications so as to be one of the strongest in Europe. In fact, by the 18th century the defenses were even further strengthened, and Luxembourg was thought to be impregnable, even becoming known as "the Gibraltar of the North |neq| icm| tus| ehr| fgq| mzm| gpp| rzh| mya| mow| ayw| mrt| rcx| yhg| kcp| fnb| fff| oop| fbb| gcp| hty| loy| rsr| mcf| uvj| yux| oos| dud| dzx| boc| wly| cay| utr| wyf| aso| hrp| jua| kku| uun| arn| szf| mjd| gvx| onu| pcm| tzt| bxk| era| kgf| zbx|