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Historical interest: Luxembourg
    
Luxembourg, Belgium and the Netherlands form the Benelux countries, a union
that came into existence in 1944. It can be said that this was the seed that
came to subsequently create the European Union.
Long before recorded history, the area that is now considered the Grand Duchy
of Luxembourg was home to Magdalenian, Neolithic and Celtic tribes. The Celts
in this area were fierce and were able to resist various invaders until they
finally fell in the 1st century AD to Roman legions that were intent on bringing
all of Europe under Caesar's rule. This rule continued for almost 500 years
afterward, quashing many uprisings by the independent-minded inhabitants.
By the 5th century, the Romans were defeated and the only reminders left in
Luxembourg were the remnants of Roman urban civilization, including a network
of bridges that marked their progress across the land and place names such as
Ettelbruck (Attila's Bridge).
Luxembourg was by then quite firmly in the Frankish camp. Along with monasteries
that sprang up and flourished, the Frankish cultural influences helped form
the foundations of Luxembourg today. The great Frankish leader Charlemagne brought
in Saxons to settle the Ardennes, adding another dimension to Luxembourg's diverse
culture.
In the 10th century, Sigefroi, the youngest of the counts of Ardennes, obtained
a large land grant from the Abbey of Saint Maximin. The deed, which is dated
12 April 963 AD, is still kept in the Pescatore Museum in Luxembourg. He built
his castle on the ruins of Castellum Lucilinburhuc, an ancient Roman fort that
had guarded the crossroads of two important Roman routes: Paris to Trier and
Metz to Aix-la-Chapelle. On this strategic site grew a town and eventually a
country, which is now known as the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.
Selection of hotels in this region:
Hotel Nobilis | | Hilton Luxembourg | |
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