Belgium and Luxembourg (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

Exploring the Grand

Duchy of Luxembourg

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg measures only 80 km (50 miles)

from top to bottom. Its capital, Luxembourg City, is in the south-

ern sector, where the bulk of the population is settled. Called the

Gutland (Good Land), the south is also the main farming region.

The old industrial heartland of the southwest, the centre of the

iron and steel industries, is known as Minette, or the Red

Lands for the ore-tinted colour of the soil. The north, called

the Eisléck or Oesling, is dominated by the wooded hills

of the Ardennes and is more sparsely populated. The

famously beautiful landscape of Little Switzerland is

in the east. There are four main rivers: the Sûre, which

crosses the Ardennes; the Alzette, which flows through

Luxembourg City; the Moselle, which forms the south-

eastern border with Germany, and provides a fertile

valley for Luxembourg’s vineyards; and the Our

which marks the rest of the German border.

For additional map symbols see back flap

Extensive vineyards at the wine making commune of

Remich, on the banks of River Moselle

238 BELGIUM AND LUXEMBOURG REGION BY REGION

SIGHTS AT A GLANCE

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Echternach 8

Esch-sur-Sûre r

Diekirch 9

Fond-de-Gras 2

Larochette 6

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Mondorf-les-Bains 4
Rindschleiden t
Wiltz e
Castles and Châteaux
Château de Bourscheid q
Vallée des Sept Châteaux y
Vianden 0
Museums
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Mines de Fer 3
Tours
A Tour of Petite Suisse
Luxembourgeoise p250 7
Areas of Natural Beauty
Luxembourg’s Moselle
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