Kneiff - photo: David Edgar
Luxembourg is a tiny landlocked country in Western Europe, bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the north and east and France to the south. It has an area of 2,586 square kilometres and a population of about 465,000 people. The capital is Luxembourg City, which lies in the southern portion of the country. Luxembourg is a founder member of the European Union.
The principal spoken languages are French and Luxembourgish, although German is also regarded as an official language of the country. English is also widely spoken.
The climate of Luxembourg is of a mild continental type. Precipitation is high, particularly in August and September. The uplands in the north of the country can be cold in winter.
Luxembourg is divided geographically into two areas. The northern third, which is known as the 'Oesling', forms part of the Ardennes - a limestone plateau stretching into the neighbouring Belgium. The part in Luxembourg rises to a series of hills, some reaching over 500 metres. This region is sparsely populated. The southern two-thirds, called the 'Gutland' is more densely populated. It consists of the low sandstone Luxembourg plateau in the south-central area. 'Little Switzerland', in the east, consists of dense forests and rocky outcrops. Along the south-eastern border of the country lies the low-lying valley of the Moselle. In the south and south-west lie the 'Red Lands', an low altitude undulating area where most of the principal towns of the country can be found.
Luxembourg's highest point is traditionally given as Buurgplaaz, at an altitude of 559 metres. This lies in the far north-east of the country, close to the Belgian border at 50 degrees 10 minutes north, 6 degrees 1 minute east. However, recent altitude readings have shown the nearby hill of Kneiff, in the commune of Troisvierges, to be one metre higher. The prominence col for this hill lies over the Belgian border, about 1.5 kilometres north-west of Maldingen, at an altitude of about 505 metres. Thus Kneiff has an altitude of 560 metres but a prominence of only about 55 metres. The most prominent hill in Luxembourg is the thickly forested Grengenwald, about 10 kilometres north-east of Luxembourg City. This has an altitude at its highest point of 431 metres and a prominence of 148 metres.
Groussherzogtum Lëtzebuerg
Aféirung (tr. O M Norby)
Des Websäit huet d'Ziel fir eng komplett Oplëschtung vun allen Tabellen an Lëschten vun den Héichten an Bierger an Europa ze sinn, entweder direkt op dëser Websäit verfügbar oder als Hyperlink op aaner Websäiten.
Déi meescht Lëschten ob dëser Websäit sinn op Grond vun hierer 'Wichtegkeetsklassifikatioun' (oder 'Offall') ausgewielt ginn. Dëst ass eng Aart fir verschidden Héichten an Bierger ze identifizéieren. 'Wichtegkeet' oder 'Offall' (eng. 'drop') kann een als Héicht tëschend der Héicht vum Gipfel an dem niddregsten Punkt vun enger Waasserscheed déi mat engem méi héichen Gipfel verbonnen ass, bezeechnen. E puer Lëschten wärten och en Héichtenkritère opweisen.
Den héichsten Punkt zu Lëtzebuerg ass traditionell Buergplaz mat enger Héicht vun 559m. Dës Plaaz ass ganz am Nordosten vum Land, noo bei der belscher Grenz, 50 Grad 10 Minuten Nord, 6 Grad 1 Minutt Ost. Allerdengs hunn rezent Héichtenmiessungen erginn, dass d'Héicht genannt Kneiff an der Gemeng Troisvierges 1m méi héich ass. Den ervirstohenden Gebirgspass vun der Héicht läit op belscher Säit, ongeféier 1,5km nordwestlech vun Maldingen op enger Héicht vun ongeféier 505m. Domadder huet Kneiff eng Héicht vun 560m awer steet nëmmen 55 ervir.
Déi ervirstiechendst Héicht zu Lëtzebuerg ass den deck bewuessenen Gréngewald ongeféier 10km nordöstlech vun der Staadt Lëtzebuerg. Dësen huet eng Héicht vun 431m op der héchster Plaaz an en Offall vun 148m. |
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