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 6. On a related note Luxembourg π±πΊ is one of four institutional seats of the European Union πͺπΊ (along with Brussels π§πͺ, Strasbourg π«π·, and Frankfurt π©πͺ). Luxembourg City hosts various EU institutions including the European Court of Justice. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Institutional_seats_of_the_European_Union 5 comments
8. In what can only be explained as a deliberate attempt to infuriate the writers of geocoding software, we note that immediately to the west of Luxembourg π±πΊ, Belgium π§πͺ has a province also named "Luxembourg" which is actually larger than the entire country of Luxembourg! 9. Besides being part of the EU πͺπΊ and NATO, Luxembourg π±πΊ is a member of the Benelux Union (with π§πͺπ³π±) and the SaarLorLux "Euroregion" (with regions of π©πͺπ«π·π§πͺ) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benelux 10. The flag of Luxembourg π±πΊ is very similar to the flag of nearby Netherlands π³π± (though with a different shade of blue, and slightly different proportions). This has lead to a movement to change the flag to the "red lion" flag currently used as the civil ensign |
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7. Despite the country's motto of "Mir wΓ«lle bleiwe wat mir sinn" ("We want to stay what we are"), following the Second World War Luxembourg π±πΊ briefly expanded to claim a small part of Germany π©πͺ.
In 1959 it was returned to Germany in exchange for a settlement payment.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_annexation_plans_after_the_Second_World_War
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