Art and culture

Over 

70

castles await you in Luxembourg.

They represent over

1,000

years of national history. 

Over 

170

nationalities live together in Luxembourg.

The country has a total population of

634,500

people.

National Day is on

23rd June,

on the occasion of the celebrations for the Grand Duke's birthday.

It was celebrated on the very day of the birthday of the sovereign until

23rd January,

but the date was changed due to the weather conditions.

Luxembourg was founded in

963

by Count Siegfried.

The formal independence

 only goes back to 

1839.

H.R.H. Grand Duke Henri 

 is the head of state since

2000.

He is the

6th head of state

since the independence of Luxembourg in 1839.

Legislative elections by universal suffrage are held every 

5 years.

On this occasion, the population elects another Parliament composed of

60 members

representing their interests.

The initiative

Space Resources

was revealed in

2016.

Luxembourg was the

2nd country in the world

defining a legal framework for 

space exploration.

Luxembourg dedicates

1 % 

of its GNI

to development cooperation.

Luxembourg's development cooperation is among the

5

most generous contributors in this field.

Luxembourg City's fortress and old city were classified UNESCO World Heritage in

1994.

In 2003, the photographic exhibition

The family of man

became World Document Heritage.

In 2010, the

Echternach Hopping Procession

was included on the list of the Immaterial Cultural Heritage.

84%

of luxembourgish pupils are registered 

In public schools.

School careers are made up of

15 years,

including 8 in preschool and primary school, and 7 in secondary school.

Luxembourg is made up of 

2

geographical regions: the Éislek in the north and the Guttland in the south.

Fancy visiting the country?

5 tourist regions 

wait to be discovered.

The short animated film Mr Hublot was awarded the 

Oscar 

for the best animated short film in 

2014.

Luxembourgish pupils learn at least

3 languages

during their schooling.

Furthermore the pupils can 

choose between 3 other languages

which they can add.

73%

of residents speak Luxembourgish.

In total,

99%

of the population speaks more than one language.

The Luxembourgers 

represent

52,8%

of the population.

The

remaining 47,2%

are foreigners

from 170 different nationalities.

The superannuation calculators 

Meluxina

performs 10 petaflops

a second, i.e. 10 million billion operations.

It is part of the Euro HPC network that is composed of

8

european superannuation calculators.

Luxembourg's border is

365km

long.

There are

3 neighbouring countries:

Belgium, Germany and France.

Luxembourg is ranked

2Nd

best  in the world for green finance.

The Luxembourg Green Exchange is the 

1st

stock exchange in the world that is reserved to green bonds.

Luxembourg is one of the 

6

founding members of the European Union.

Prime Minister Joseph Bech signed the Treaties of Rome for Luxembourg in 

1957.

4

beautiful nature parks

await you in Luxembourg.

Together, they cover almost

a third

of the national territory.

Luxembourg contributed

12.000

tons of steel for the construction of the One World Trade Center.

This corresponds to

2 days

of steel industry production in Luxembourg.

Luxembourg hosts the

european capital of culture 3 times

in 1995, 2007 and 2022.

The Luxembourgish city to bear that title in 

2022

is Esch-sur-Alzette. 

Parental leave can be taken one day per week for a period of

20 months.

In 2020, nearly

11.000 

persons benefited from this measure.

In 2020, Luxembourg ranks 

2nd among OECD countries 

in terms of labour productivity.

On average, GDP per hour worked is 

97 euros (in purchasing power parity) 

in the Grand Duchy.          

Luxembourg ranks 

10th 

of the Global Social Mobility Index.

According to the World Economic Forum, it takes

2 generations

to reach the median income in the Grand Duchy. 

Homosexual marriage was legalised in 

2015.

In Luxembourg, some

2,000

couples get married each year in total. 

In 2019,

52,000

wine tourists visited the Moselle.

Of Luxembourg's residents,

53%

participated in a wine tasting. 

Edward Steichen's "The Bitter Years" exhibition brings together

200

documentary images from the Great Depression in America.

Made for MOMA in New York in, 

1962,

it is housed today by the CNA in Dudelange. 

Su-Mei Tse wins the "Golden Lion" at the Venice Biennale as the

1st

Luxembourgish artist.

The prize was awarded to her on

14 June 2003

rewarding the best international participation. 

The "Schueberfouer" already exists for

680

years.

Each year, this traditional festival attracts

2 million

visitors. 

Since 1965, Luxembourg has been 

1 of 3

capitals of the European Union.

The other two are   

Brussels and Strasbourg.

Luxembourg is the

1st

European country to have defined a framework for sustainability bonds.  

The first sustainability bond was over 

1.5 billion

euros. 

In Luxembourg in 2020

609

photovoltaic installation were implemented. 

The PRIMe House aid scheme supports this energy since

2016.

In 2021 Luxembourg is the

1st

country to ban glyphosate.  

Already in 2020

99%

of Luxembourg winegrowers no longer use glyphosate.

Since the founding of the European Union

3

Luxembourgers have chaired the European Commission.

That were

Gaston Thorn, Jacques Santer and Jean-Claude Juncker.

Luxembourg has maintained its

AAA

rating in 2022.

Rating agencies DBRS, Fitch and S&P have confirmed the rating

despite the sanitary crisis. 

The incubator of the University of Luxemburg was created in

2017

to support the launch of startups. 

The 'Ideation Campus' transforms

twice

a year the university into an ideas factory. 

In 1985, Luxembourg was one of the  

5

signatories of the Schengen agreements. 

Today

26

countries are part of the Schengen area. 

In 2020, Luxembourg City came

9th

in the 'Global Liveability Report'.

The study evaluates quality of life in over

490

cities worldwide. 

As part of heritage conservation,

1,877

buildings are under protection in 2021.  

In 2008, only some

700

buildings were protected.  

Since

29 February 2020

public transportation has been free in Luxembourg. 

Thus, the Grand Duchy is the

1st

European country to enjoy free public transportation. 

On 10 May 2020, the Grand Ducal Court announced the birth of

Prince Charles

the first child of the Hereditary Grand-Ducal couple.

The future Grand Duke is the  

5th

of the grandchildren of the Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess.

33cl

is the most common beer size in Luxembourg. 

It is served in 

2

different types of glass: the Mini and the Flûte. 

In 1982, the band

Depeche Mode

composed a song about a small village in Luxembourg. 

The song

A little town

is about the village of Oberkorn. 

Luxembourg is the

2nd

greenest country in the world in 2020.

180

countries were analysed by the Yale University's IPE. 

The Luxembourg supercomputer Meluxina is ranked 

4th

in the world for its energy efficiency.

In Europe, it is even ranked 

1st. 

In 2020, the "Gender Pay Gap" is 

0,7 %

in Luxembourg.

The gender pay gap is therefore

the smallest

of all EU countries.

43%

of Luxembourg's workforce comes from across its borders.

In 2021, over

213,000

people from Belgium, France and Germany worked in Luxembourg.