Facts about Luxembourg
Official name | New Year's Day |
Currency | Euro (EUR) |
Languages | Luxembourgish (Lëtzebuergesch) |
Administrative | French, German and Luxembourgish, English widely spoken |
Geography | 2.586 sq kilometres / 999 sq miles |
Neighbouring countries | Germany, Belgium and France |
Population | 626,000 inhabitants (1st January 2020) |
Government | Constitutional Monarchy under a system of Parliamentary Democracy |
Head of State | HRH Grand Duke Henri |
Time zone | UTC+1 |
Capital city | Luxembourg-city: 122,273 inhabitants (1st January 2020) |
Extra Key facts:
- Open to everyone (356 km of border).
- 195,123 cross-border workers.
Open to innovative ideas
- Luxembourg is a multilingual country.
- Luxembourg is cosmopolitan: 170 different nationalities (48% of the residents).
- Luxembourg is a land of encounters, exchanges and dialogue.
Schengen Agreement:
- principle of free movement with the EU.
Diversity:
- 6 different regions.
Hiking:
- 5000 km of marked hiking trails (3 trails awarded «Leading Quality Trails - Best of Europe »).
Biking:
- 600 km of cycling tracks.
- 700 km of mountain bike tracks.
Michelin Restaurants:
- 12 restaurants with Michelin stars (with highest density in the world).
Safety:
- Luxembourg city is classified 1st place as safest city in the world (Mercer Quality of living survey 2019).
- Luxembourg city is classified 2nd place as least stressful city in the world (étude Zipjet 2017).
National Airline:
- The national carrier Luxair connects Luxembourg with the main European airports. Being a full member of the Miles & More programme, Luxair Luxembourg Airlines offers its loyal customers all the benefits of this world wide programme. Several flights a day to Paris, Madrid, Porto, Lisbon, Barcelona, Nice, Rome, Milan, Geneva, London city, Dublin, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Munich, Vienna, Berlin, ...
The bus service of the city of Luxembourg connects the airport with the centre of town and the station.
More information on:
- T.: +352 2456 4242
www.luxair.lu
Lux-Airport
- The Luxembourg air terminal welcomes 16 airlines serving 25 countries and more than 70 airports with over 800 flights a week on average.
More information on:
- T.: +352 2464-0
www.luxairport.lu
TGV EST:
- Paris - Luxembourg 2h05
More information on:
- T.: +352 2489-2489
lu.oui.sncf
Public Transport:
- Luxembourg has become the first country to make all public transport free in March 2020.
Public holidays 2019
Tu 01/01/2019 | New Year's Day |
Mo 22/04/2019 | Easter Monday |
We 01/05/2019 | Labour Day |
Th 09/05/2019 | Ascension |
Mo 10/06/2019 | Whit Monday |
Su 23/06/2019 | National Holiday |
Th 15/08/2019 | Assumption |
Fr 01/11/2019 | All-Saint's Day |
We 25/12/2019 | Christmas Day |
Th 26/12/2019 | St Stephen's Day/Boxing Day |
Public holidays 2020
We 01/01/2020 | New Year's Day |
Mo 13/04/2020 | Easter Monday |
Fr 01/05/2020 | Labour Day |
Sa 09/05/2020 | Europe Day |
Th 21/05/2020 | Ascension |
Mo 01/06/2020 | Whit Monday |
Tu 23/06/2020 | National Holiday |
Sa 15/08/2020 | Assumption |
Su 01/11/2020 | All- Saint's Day |
Fr 25/12/2020 | Christmas Day |
Sa 26/12/2020 | St Stephen's Day/Boxing Day |