Luxembourg
province in Wallonia, Belgium
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Summary
Luxembourg is a province of Belgium[1]. Luxembourg ranks in the top 9% of province of belgium entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,061 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Walloon Region[3]
- Country: Belgium[4]
- Head of government: Olivier Schmitz[5]
- Capital: Arlon[6]
- Shares border with: Province of Namur[7], Province of Liege[8], Luxembourg[9], Meurthe-et-Moselle[10], Meuse[11], Ardennes[12], Grand Est[13]
- Named after: Luxembourg[14]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Arrondissement of Arlon[15], Arrondissement of Marche-en-Famenne[16], Arrondissement of Bastogne[17], Arrondissement of Neufchâteau[18], Arrondissement of Virton[19]
- Flag: flag of Luxembourg (province)[20]
- Commons category: Luxembourg (province)[21]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[22]
- Inception: January 1, 1839[23]
- Highest point: Baraque de Fraiture[24]
- Official website: https://www.province.luxembourg.be[25]
- Topic's main category: Category:Luxembourg (Belgium)[26]
- Email address: mailto:info@province.luxembourg.be[27]
- Population: 278,748[28], 283,227[29], 295,146[30], 296,008[31]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Luxembourg Province[32]
- Office held by head of government: governor of the province of Luxembourg[33]
- Phone number: +32-63-212-711[34]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[35], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[36], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[37]
- Legal form: Provincial authorities[38]
- List of monuments: list of protected heritage sites in province of Luxembourg[39]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Luxembourg (province)[40]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Luxembourg (province)[41]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Luxembourg (Belgium)[42]
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Brands and Namesakes
Things named for Luxembourg include L'Avenir[43], a business[44], in Belgium[45], founded in 1948[46], headquartered in Namur[47].
Why It Matters
Luxembourg has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] Luxembourg is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]
Entities named for Luxembourg include L'Avenir[43], a business[44], in Belgium[45], founded in 1948[46], headquartered in Namur[47].