Yearbook 2007
Luxembourg. According to CountryAAH, Luxembourg is the capital city of Luxembourg. Prime Minister and Finance Minister Jean-Claude Juncker used his veto right in June to stop a proposed change regarding VAT on Internet services. Germany, at the time the EU Presidency, had proposed that VAT be paid in the buyer’s country. Luxembourg, which has the lowest VAT in the EU (15 percent), has become a low-tax country for companies selling via the Internet and has attracted major players such as AOL, Apple and eBay. Tax revenues were reported to be around EUR 300 million Luxembourg.
Luxembourg
Luxembourg, the capital of Luxembourg; 119,200 residents (2019). Luxembourg is located at the mouth of the Pétrusse River in the Alzette River. The river gorges up to 60 m deep, which are crossed by long viaducts, delimit the three plateaus that make up the main parts of the city: the old town, Bourbon and Kirchberg. In the old town there is Luxembourg’s business center, the Chamber of Deputies and most government buildings, the Bourbon railway station, most banking and business offices and entertainment centers.
- According to abbreviationfinder: LU is the 2-letter acronym for the country of Luxembourg.
Business is dominated by the service industries (banks, administration and trade), but there is also a varied industry (ceramics, perfume, chemical products and plastic products). At least a hundred banks have offices in Luxembourg, which is also the seat of several EU institutions, mainly the European Court of Justice and Parliament, but also the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the EU Statistical Office (EUROSTAT). In 1995, Luxembourg was the European Capital of Culture.
Luxembourg weather in March, April and May
Average daily temperatures between 9 ° C and 18 ° C can be expected over the next three months. In Luxembourg it gets warmest in May, while March is noticeably cooler.
In March, at about 17 days can be expected precipitation in April at about 16 days in May at about 16 days.
In the period from March to May , the sun shines on average between 4 and 7 hours a day. The sunniest weather in Luxembourg is in May, but with less sun you will have to get by in March.
Cityscape
The Place du Musée square, at the Roman crossroads in the center of the old town, houses several older buildings with elements of flamboyant gothic and Renaissance. The Grand Duke’s palace was originally built as a town hall in 1563, but was rebuilt in the 19th century. Notre-Dame is a late Gothic hall church with parts from the beginning of the 17th century and a card extension in neo-Gothic from the 20th century.
From the late 1960s until today, the European institutions have erected many new administrative buildings at Kirchberg. Here is also the national swimming sports center erected in 1982 by the French architect Roger Taillibert. Kirchberg is reached via the Grande-Duchesse Charlotte bridge, built in 1966, which bridges the Alzette River gorge. The famous Adolphe Bridge, built in 1899-1903, spans the Petrus river gorge.
History
Luxembourg’s history is closely linked to the Duchy of Luxembourg. In 963, a castle was built around which the city grew, and Luxembourg gained city rights in 1224. Gradually, the city became an important fortified town, from the 16th century onwards Europe’s strongest fortress after Gibraltar. The fortifications were decommissioned after 1867 by an international agreement.