Wiltz International Scout Centre

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The Wiltz International Scout Centre is situated in Wiltz, in northwestern Luxembourg. During the camping season, it hosts 80,000 Scouts a year from all over the world. [1] The Scout Centre is not a single building but nine chalets and seven campsites surrounding the town.

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The Scout Centre is run by the local group of the Lëtzebuerger Guiden a Scouten.

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References

  1. "Scouting Facts Luxembourg" (PDF). www.scoutbase.org.uk. Retrieved May 28, 2006.

Coordinates: 49°57′59″N5°56′17″E / 49.96639°N 5.93806°E / 49.96639; 5.93806 (Château de Wiltz)