Luxembourg region

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The Luxembourg region is a historical and cultural area in Western Europe centered on the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and adjacent parts of neighboring countries, characterized by its unique blend of Romance and Germanic influences.

All labels observed (9)

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
historical region ⓘ
adjacentTo Belgium ⓘ
France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
borderedByRiver Moselle ⓘ
linked to: Moselle River

Our ⓘ
Sûre ⓘ
centeredOn Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ⓘ
linked to: Luxembourg
characterizedBy blend of Romance and Germanic influences ⓘ
hasCulturalHeritage cross-border traditions ⓘ
medieval fortifications ⓘ
hasCulturalIdentity Luxembourgish identity ⓘ
hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Germanic Europe ⓘ
Romance Europe ⓘ
linked to: Eastern Romance
hasCulturalPractice Schueberfouer fair (in the core duchy) ⓘ
carnival traditions ⓘ
wine production along the Moselle ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity cross-border commuting ⓘ
financial services (in the core duchy) ⓘ
hasGeographicalFeature Ardennes ⓘ
linked to: Ardennes region

Gutland ⓘ
Moselle Valley ⓘ
linked to: Moselle River
hasHeritageSite Fortifications and Old Quarters of Luxembourg City ⓘ
hasLanguage French ⓘ
German ⓘ
Luxembourgish ⓘ
hasLinguisticFeature multilingualism ⓘ
hasMinorityLanguage Moselle Franconian dialects ⓘ
linked to: Rhenish Franconian

Walloon (in Belgian parts) ⓘ
hasReligiousTradition Roman Catholicism ⓘ
hasTransportRole European transit corridor ⓘ
hasUrbanCenter Luxembourg City ⓘ
historicallyLinkedTo County of Luxembourg ⓘ
Duchy of Luxembourg ⓘ
includesPartOf Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ⓘ
linked to: Luxembourg
locatedIn Western Europe ⓘ
partlyCoincidesWith Greater Region of Luxembourg ⓘ
partOf Greater Rhine region ⓘ
sharesHistoryWith Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
Low Countries ⓘ
spansBorderOf Belgium ⓘ
France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
Luxembourg ⓘ
wasAffectedBy Franco-Prussian War ⓘ
Treaty of London 1839 ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rhenish Franconian → region → Luxembourg region ⓘ
Wallonia → containsProvince → Luxembourg (Belgian province) ⓘ
linked to: Luxembourg region
Walloon language → spokenIn → Luxembourg Province (Belgium) ⓘ
linked to: Luxembourg region
Luxembourg–Thionville railway line → regionServed → Luxembourg metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to: Luxembourg region
Transylvanian Saxons → migrationOriginRegion → Luxembourg region ⓘ
Reunions policy of Louis XIV → appliesTo → Luxembourg region ⓘ
Evangelical Church in the Rhineland → regionServed → Luxembourg (small areas) ⓘ
subject linked to: EKiR
linked to: Luxembourg region
Ardennes department → borders → Luxembourg (via region)? ⓘ
linked to: Luxembourg region
French–Imperial frontier → hasSection → Luxembourg region ⓘ
Oïl languages → historicallySpokenIn → Luxembourg (border regions) ⓘ
linked to: Luxembourg region
French occupation of Belgium → location → Luxembourg (historical region) ⓘ
linked to: Luxembourg region
Alzette → region → Luxembourg (region) ⓘ
linked to: Luxembourg region
politique des Réunions → appliesTo → Luxembourg region ⓘ
Prüm Abbey → ownedTerritoriesIn → Luxembourg region ⓘ