{"id":11166,"date":"2020-11-12T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-12T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.youthhostels.lu\/?p=11166"},"modified":"2025-10-17T15:35:18","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T13:35:18","slug":"7-fun-facts-about-luxembourg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/en\/de-kompass\/7-fun-facts-about-luxembourg\/","title":{"rendered":"7 fun facts about Luxembourg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-youthhostels-post-hero is-layout-flow wp-block-youthhostels-post-hero-is-layout-flow\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-columns post-hero-columns hero-columns\">\n        <div class=\"wp-block-column post-hero-left-column hero-left-column\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n            <h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">7 fun facts about Luxembourg<\/h1>            \n<div class=\"wp-block-youthhostels-post-hero\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">The Grand-Duchy may be small but there are lots of fun facts to discover about it. We put together some of the most interesting facts for you to read. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"wp-block-column post-hero-right-column\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n        <ul class=\"post-hero-meta-list hero-meta-list\"><li class=\"meta-item meta-date post-meta-date post-meta-date-big\"><span class=\"sr-only\">Published on:<\/span><span class=\"date-day\">12<\/span><span class=\"date-month\">Nov.<\/span><span class=\"date-year\">2020<\/span><\/li><li class=\"meta-item meta-reading-time\"><i class=\"yh-icons yh-icon-duration\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><span class=\"sr-only\">minutes reading time <\/span>estimated reading time: 2 minutes<\/li><li class=\"meta-item meta-author\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/7053_resized_333_333_90_6408adae3ebff_martine-b.-head-office-marketing-1-e1751459338435.jpg\" class=\"author-photo wp-post-image\" alt=\"Martine B. Head office Marketing\" \/><span class=\"author-name\">Written by Martine B.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <figure style=\"aspect-ratio:16\/9;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Luxembourg-city\u00a9-Christophe-Van-Biesen-LFT-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Luxembourg city - City Ablaze\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover; object-position: 50% 50%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Luxembourg-city\u00a9-Christophe-Van-Biesen-LFT-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Luxembourg-city\u00a9-Christophe-Van-Biesen-LFT-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Luxembourg-city\u00a9-Christophe-Van-Biesen-LFT-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Luxembourg-city\u00a9-Christophe-Van-Biesen-LFT-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Luxembourg-city\u00a9-Christophe-Van-Biesen-LFT-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Luxembourg-city \u00a9 Christophe Van Biesen | LFT<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div> \n\n<div class=\"post-content wp-block-youthhostels-post-layout is-layout-flow wp-block-youthhostels-post-layout-is-layout-flow\">\n    <div class=\"wp-block-group post-share\" style=\"flex-basis:16.66666%\">\n        <div class=\"yh-share-buttons wp-block-youthhostels-share-buttons\">\n\t<h2 class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color\">Share<\/h2>\n\t<ul>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fyouthhostels.lu%2Fen%2Fde-kompass%2F7-fun-facts-about-luxembourg%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"yh-icons yh-icon-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fyouthhostels.lu%2Fen%2Fde-kompass%2F7-fun-facts-about-luxembourg%2F&#038;title=7+fun+facts+about+Luxembourg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Share on LinkedIn\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"yh-icons yh-icon-linkedin\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:?subject=7%20fun%20facts%20about%20Luxembourg&#038;body=Check%20out%20this%20article%3A%20%20https%3A%2F%2Fyouthhostels.lu%2Fen%2Fde-kompass%2F7-fun-facts-about-luxembourg%2F\" aria-label=\"Share by Email\">\n\t\t\t\t<i class=\"yh-icons yh-icon-mail\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/div>     <\/div>\n    <div class=\"wp-block-group post-article-content\" style=\"flex-basis:66.666666%;\">\n        <div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flex is-vertical\" style=\"gap: var(--wp--preset--spacing--small);\">\n            \n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Luxembourg\u2019s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel was the first leader in the European Union to marry someone of the same sex. He and his partner got hitched in 2015.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Luxembourg is also one of the smallest countries in the world with 2,600 km<sup>2<\/sup>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The country\u2019s National Day is celebrated every year on the 23<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0of June. But none of the Grand Dukes or Duchesses were born on that day. In fact, this dates back to 1962, when it was decided to move the actual birthday date of Grand Duchess Charlotte from 23<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0of January to June, to take advantage of the warmer weather.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The restaurant Chiggeri, located in the historical part of the capital city, is according to the Guinness Book of World Records the restaurant with the world\u2019s largest wine list with about 2.000 different wines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Luxembourg is the only still existent Grand-Duchy in the world.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Luxembourg is the third most successful country at Eurovision song contest, winning five times this title and despite not having participated since 1994.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Luxembourg won one gold medal at the Olympics in 1952 thanks to the athlete Josy Barthel.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div> \n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized is-style-rounded\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LuxembourgCity_FatBettyRun_23\u00a9LFT_GregorLengler-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Luxembourg City \" class=\"wp-image-3817\" style=\"width:751px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LuxembourgCity_FatBettyRun_23\u00a9LFT_GregorLengler-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LuxembourgCity_FatBettyRun_23\u00a9LFT_GregorLengler-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LuxembourgCity_FatBettyRun_23\u00a9LFT_GregorLengler-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LuxembourgCity_FatBettyRun_23\u00a9LFT_GregorLengler-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/LuxembourgCity_FatBettyRun_23\u00a9LFT_GregorLengler-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Luxembourg City (FatBettyRun_23) \u00a9 LFT | Gregor Lengler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"excerpt-text\">\n<p>This article shares seven fun facts about Luxembourg, including its unique status as the world&#039;s only Grand-Duchy and its notable achievements in culture and sports.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11170,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_is_featured":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[319,315],"tags":[364],"class_list":["post-11166","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cajl_inside","category-moien_en","tag-fun-facts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11166","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11166"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11166\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11176,"href":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11166\/revisions\/11176"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11166"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11166"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/youthhostels.lu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11166"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}