Contents
| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | |||||
Events in the year 2023 in Luxembourg .
| |||||
| Decades: | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| See also: | |||||
Events in the year 2023 in Luxembourg .
"Ons Heemecht" is the national anthem of Luxembourg. Written by Michel Lentz in 1859 and set to music by Jean Antoine Zinnen in 1864, it is performed at national celebrations, while the royal anthem, or, more accurately, the grand ducal anthem, "De Wilhelmus", is performed at entrances or exits of members of the Grand Ducal Family.
Luxembourg has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 38 times since its debut at the first contest in 1956. The current Luxembourgish participant broadcaster in the contest is RTL Lëtzebuerg (RTL). The nation participated in all but one event between 1956 and 1993, only missing the 1959 contest. After finishing among the bottom seven countries in 1993, Luxembourg was relegated and prevented from competing in 1994. The nation declined to return to the contest in 1995, and would make no further appearances over the next three decades. The country returned to the event for the first time in 31 years in 2024.
Luc Frieden is a Luxembourgish politician and lawyer who serves as the 25th prime minister of Luxembourg since November 2023. A member of the Christian Social People's Party (CSV), he held numerous cabinet positions in the Luxembourgish government between 1998 and 2013, notably serving as the minister for the Treasury and Budget during the transition from the Franc to the Euro and as minister of Finance during the European debt crisis. Frieden was president of the Luxembourgish Chamber of Commerce and Eurochambres, the business federation of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry.
St. Michael's Church in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago is a Catholic church staffed by the Redemptorist order of priests.
Dr Georges Wohlfart was a Luxembourgish politician.
The Lëtzebuerger Journal is an online magazine in Luxembourg. It was formerly a daily newspaper published six times a week until 1 January 2021. The online magazine is currently managed by Daniel Nepgen, Lynn Warken and Melody Hansen (editor-in-chief).
Albena Petrovic-Vratchanska is a Luxembourgian composer of Bulgarian roots, a pianist and musical pedagogue.
Sven Clement is a Luxembourgish politician and MP of the Pirate Party Luxembourg of which he is also one of the founders.
Mario Hirsch was a Luxembourgish political scientist and journalist.
Anise Koltz was a Luxembourgish contemporary author. Best known for her poetry and her translations of poems, she also wrote a number of children's stories. In 1962, she was a cofounder with Nic Weber of the successful literary conference series Journées littéraires de Mondorf in which she has always played a key role.
The literature of Luxembourg is little known beyond the country's borders, partly because Luxembourg authors write in one or more of the three official languages, partly because many works are specifically directed to a local readership. Furthermore, it was not until the 19th century that the literature of Luxembourg began to develop in parallel with growing awareness of the country's national identity following the Treaty of Paris (1815) and the Treaty of London (1867).
When Luxembourg was invaded and annexed by Nazi Germany in 1940, a national consciousness started to emerge. From 1941 onwards, the first resistance groups formed in secret, operating underground and in defiance of the German occupation. Their covert activities included aiding political refugees and those evading conscription into the German forces, as well as disseminating patriotic leaflets to bolster the Luxembourgish population's spirits.
Joe Thein is a Luxembourgish politician and former councillor.
Danel Sinani is a luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a winger for Bundesliga club FC St. Pauli. Born in Belgrade to parents of Gorani descent, he plays for the Luxembourg national team.
Semiray Ahmedova is a Bulgarian-born Luxembourgish architect and politician of The Greens. She served in the Chamber of Deputies from 2019 to 2023.
Fred Keup is a Luxembourgish politician and a member of parliament at the Chamber of Deputies (Luxembourg).
Capitani is a Luxembourgish crime drama series created by Thierry Faber, Eric Lamhène, and Christophe Wagner that premiered on 1 October 2019 on RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg. Capitani is the first Luxembourgish crime series as well as the country's first Netflix series.
The Lady of Schengen or the Princess of Schengen or the Lady of the Digging Pond, was a woman who lived c.2,500 years ago, and whose tomb, situated on the banks of the Moselle between Schengen and Remerschen, was discovered and excavated in 1995. It is known for its rich grave goods.
Mirza Mustafić is a Luxembourgish professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for Bosnian Premier League club Sarajevo and the Luxembourg national team.
Martine Hansen is a Luxembourgish agricultural economist and politician of the Christian Social People's Party who serves as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Viticulture and Minister for Consumer Protection in the Frieden-Bettel Government. She was a member of the Chamber of Deputies (2013–2023) and served as Minister for Higher Education and Research from April to December 2013 in the Juncker–Asselborn II Government.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)