The Bock (Luxembourgish: Bockfiels) is a promontory in the north-eastern corner of Luxembourg City's old historical district. Offering a natural fortification...
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The gorges and Adolphe Bridge Bock Casemates (Bockfiels) List of World Heritage Sites in Luxembourg "City of Luxembourg: its Old Quarters and Fortifications"...
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or Böck, surnames Bock (Luxembourg), a fortified promontory in Luxembourg City Bock, Minnesota, a small city in the United States Bock (island), a German...
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on the Bock promontory, was the small Roman fortification Lucilinburhuc – this name later turned into Lützelburg, and later still into Luxembourg. After...
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The recorded history of Luxembourg begins with the acquisition of Lucilinburhuc (today Luxembourg Castle) situated on the Bock rock by Siegfried, Count...
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acquired the feudal lands of Luxembourg. Siegfried built his castle, named Lucilinburhuc ("small castle"), on the Bock Fiels ("rock"), mentioned for...
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The Duchy of Luxembourg (Dutch: Luxemburg; French: Luxembourg; German: Luxemburg; Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg) was a state of the Holy Roman Empire, the...
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Alzette (category Rivers of the Ardennes (Luxembourg))
Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg City and Mersch, and empties into the Sauer near Ettelbruck. The rocky cliffs above the Alzette in Luxembourg City are called 'Bock'. This...
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Sigfried, Count of the Ardennes (redirect from Siegfried I of Luxembourg)
first ruler of the Castle of Luxembourg in 963 AD, and ancestor and predecessor of the future counts and dukes of Luxembourg. He was also an advocate of...
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had two children. Upon his return to Belgium, Bock ran for office in the Provincial Council of Luxembourg in 1961, but was not elected until four years...
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Bourscheid Castle Esch-sur-Sûre Mullerthal Beaufort Castle The Bock casemates in Luxembourg City are open daily from 10 am to 5 pm from March to October...
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The County of Luxembourg (French: Luxembourg; Luxembourgish: Lëtzebuerg) was a State of the Holy Roman Empire. It arose from medieval Lucilinburhuc ("Little...
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to France, Germany and the Netherlands. Luxembourg's fortress, located on a rocky outcrop known as the Bock, was steadily enlarged and strengthened over...
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"Le Bock", Service des sites et monuments nationaux. (in French) Retrieved 24 September 2010. "Palais grand-ducal", Cour grand-ducale de Luxembourg. (in...
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was one of Luxembourg City's early photographers. Born in Flums, Switzerland, he opened his first studio in 1883, close to Luxembourg's Bock. Both his...
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FC UNA Strassen (category Football clubs in Luxembourg)
F.C. UNA Strassen is a professional football club based in Strassen, Luxembourg. 49°37′04″N 6°04′18″E / 49.617859°N 6.071670°E / 49.617859; 6.071670...
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Lefkaritis Cyprus 1:24.72 66 1:28.28 55 2:53.00 +29.11 56 103 Gilles Bock Luxembourg 1:25.13 69 1:30.09 57 2:55.22 +31.33 57 104 Karolis Janulionis Lithuania...
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By some optimistic estimates, there are as many as 130 castles in Luxembourg but more realistically there are probably just over a hundred, although many...
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Staatsrot, French: Conseil d'État, German: Staatsrat) is an institution in Luxembourg that advises the national legislature, the Chamber of Deputies as well...
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a timeline of the history of Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. 963 - Castle built atop Bock cliffs by Siegfried of Luxembourg. 987 - Church of the Redemption...
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Melusine (category Folklore of Luxembourg)
wedding, she magically created the Castle of Luxembourg on the Bock rock (the historical center point of Luxembourg City). On her terms of marriage, she too...
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Leffe Brown Leffe Blonde Leffe Ruby Leffe Printemps Stella Artois Artois Bock Beck's (Germany) Beck's Dark Beck's Alkoholfrei Beck's Oktoberfest Beck's...
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V-3 cannon (section Luxembourg bombardment)
bombing raids before completion. Two similar guns were used to bombard Luxembourg from December 1944 to February 1945. The V-3 was also known as the Hochdruckpumpe...
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siege of Luxembourg, in which Louis XIV of France (husband of Maria Theresa of Spain) laid siege to the Spanish-controlled Fortress of Luxembourg from 27...
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Germany invaded much of western Europe including the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, and Denmark and Norway. In 1941, Germany invaded Yugoslavia and...
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Quintet in G minor Timothee Adamowski 1857 1943 Polish-born American Berta Bock 1857 1945 Romanian Alfred Bruneau 1857 1934 French Cécile Chaminade 1857...
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animation Le Clown et ses chiens 1892 France Hand-painted animation Un bon bock 1892 France Hand-painted animation Pauvre Pierrot 1892 France Hand-painted...
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Commanders of World War II (section Luxembourg)
Grande-Duchesse de Luxembourg" (PDF). Grand Duché de Luxembourg Ministére D'État Bulletin D'Information (in French). Vol. 8, no. 12. Luxembourg: Service information...
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John Bock (born 1965 in Schenefeld, Germany) is a German artist. He studied in Hamburg, Germany and lives and works in Berlin. Bock is a multi-media artist...
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Fundamental Concepts and a Heuristic Example". In Hayashi, Chikio; Yajima, Keiji; Bock, Hans-Hermann; Ohsumi, Noboru; Tanaka, Yutaka; Baba, Yasumasa (eds.). Data...
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