Talk:Luxembourg

Letzemburgesch

This article mentions, at the end of the first paragraph, that one of the languages spoke in Luxumburg is "Luxembourgish". Would it make sense to put this language in its Letzemburgesch name and put in "Letzemburgesch"? Rollo August (talk) 09:26, 22 April 2021 (UTC)

The language itself is referred to on the English Wikipedia as Luxembourgish; and given my previous experience reading Wikipedia, standard procedure seems to be to refer to languages within articles on the English Wikipedia with their English name, e.g. German and not Deutsch, French and not Français, Japanese and not 日本語.

Cheers, Aethervibes (talk) 22:45, 3 May 2021 (UTC)

Also, it’s Lëtzebuergesch, not Letzemburgesch. Tvx1 21:42, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

Also it's 'Luxembourg' not 'Luxemburg', that's German and it's not 'Letzemburgesch' it's 'Lëtzebuergesch' and no, on the English Wikipedia, the language is in English as it is the English Wikipedia. Atharva210 (talk) 18:58, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Using British English

Alright, I have a question. Why on earth shall we use American English for a country that teaches British English in its schools, and when spoken, more use British English, with the exception of Americans or those who lived there. Just asking, but doesn't it make more sense to assign the template "Use British English". Personally, it seems more logical. Please let me know your fellow inputs and opinions on this matter. I go to school in Luxembourg City and they teach British English and it's quite literally the case in most schools across the country. Kindly do let me know your opinion.

Thank you and have a nice morning/afternoon/evening/night! Atharva210 (talk) 18:55, 17 November 2023 (UTC)

Although Luxembourg does teach British English in their schools, it is tedious to change the entire article to follow British customs, and most people using the article are American. Swedish Countryball (talk) 00:10, 11 November 2025 (UTC)

Luxembourg does not teach a specific kind of English, it depends on the teacher and the used material. A mix of both American and British English is to be assumed. But there is no law or regulation forcing one kind over another. Peter Alfons Loch (talk) 15:30, 11 December 2025 (UTC)

Thanks Swedish Countryball (talk) 16:08, 14 December 2025 (UTC)

Maps

Article needs a far better map to position it in Europe. The current one is terrible! The info-box (or info-box adjacent) map is useless - other than the circle showing it "someplace in Europe, East (or Northeast) of France". There *should* (imho) be a map - early in the article - showing its location relative to Brussels, London, Paris and Frankfort. I suggest the most useful map would include Northern Switzerland and all of the Nederlands to allow easy mental positioning in Western Europe.98.17.42.35 (talk) 14:13, 18 November 2024 (UTC)

Recent additions

Can we get some help here....

Traditions

Luxembourg mostly have traditions that are German or related to Germany. For example, Buergbrennen is a tradition where people burn a straw doll named "Straw Man". It marks the beginning of Spring and end of winter. There's also Bretzelsonndeg, this tradition allegedly started during the 18th century when women shouted the names of their desired man when they burned the wood during Buergbrennen. If the man feels interested to her, he would give the woman a pretzel (often sweet) on the fourth Saturday of Lent. If the women does in fact like the man, she will give him a rooster egg on Easter Saturday (Nowadays it's usually a chocolate egg). If she doesn't feel interested in the man or dumps him, she will give him a empty basket. Except on leap years, where the roles are reversed.Luxembourg's national day is celebrated during June 22nd and June 23rd where citizens use fireworks. the government and people also organize events and parades.

Some more Luxembourg holidays are from Christianity. Luxembourg celebrates Easter Monday, Easter Monday is a holiday where christians believe it's a day to rest. It's always celebrated on a Monday. Also, there is Whit Monday. Whit Monday is called the second Pentecost because it's the next Monday after Pentecost. Some countries like Luxembourg have a national holiday on that day. But also Luxembourg still celebrates holidays like Christmas, New Year, and Halloween.

Rights

Luxembourg according to Freedom House has good human rights. Violent crime is also very rare. With adequate prison conditions. Discrimation on basis of race, religion, age, or sex is prohibited by law. however, women have slightly fewer rights then men even though gender pay gap has been reduced. But, they have fewer senior positions then men.

There are also no major restrictions on where you live or where you go to school/work. Same sex-marriage has been legal since 2014. Also, Luxembourg has abortion rights. But, you need to request a abortion within the first trimster. Later abortions need to have two doctors to deterime if the pregnancy life or death.

Moxy🍁 02:02, 6 March 2025 (UTC)

Luxembourg mostly have traditions that are German or related to Germany. For example, Buergbrennen is a tradition where people burn a straw doll named "Straw Man". Luxembourg's national day is celebrated during June 22nd and June 23rd where citizens use fireworks, the government and people also organize events and parades.

Some Luxembourg holidays are from Christianity; the country celebrates Easter Monday, it's always celebrated on a Monday.

Rights

Luxembourg has, according to Freedom House, good human rights. Violent crime is very rare; with adequate prison conditions, discrimation on basis of race, religion, age, or sex is prohibited by law. However, women have slightly fewer rights then men even though gender pay gap has been reduced. But, they have fewer senior positions then men.

Same sex-marriage has been legal since 2014. Luxembourg has abortion rights, but you need to request a abortion within the first trimster. Later abortions need to have two doctors to deterime if the pregnancy life or death. QwertyZ34 (talk) 15:26, 4 May 2025 (UTC)

References

This honestly triggers me

Hello, I just wanted to point out, why is it, that despite correct denonym for Luxembourg being Luxembourgish (in the English Lanaguage), why does Wikipedia catergories about Luxembourgers use 'Luxembourgian'

A) That isn't even a word

B) It needs to use 'Luxembourgish' or 'Luxembourgers' depending on the context and phrasing

This needs to be fixed all across the board, bc this makes me mildly annoying, especially since I don't know how to do it myself F1fan00 (talk) 09:47, 16 April 2026 (UTC)

Independence

This page is self-contradictory and confusing on the question of when Luxembourg became independent.

The infobox sets forth four significant dates relating to the establishment of the country. They occurred in 1815, 1839, 1890, and 1944/45, respectively.

The lead says that Luxembourg "regained independence in 1867 after the Luxembourg Crisis".

The history section says that the "treaty of 1839...established full independence of the remaining Germanic-speaking Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg". However, it later states that "in 1890...the last step towards full independence was finally taken: due to a succession crisis the Dutch monarchy ceased to hold the title Grand-Duke of Luxembourg. Beginning with Adolph of Nassau-Weilburg, the Grand-Duchy would have its own monarchy, thus reaffirming its full independence".

This is super confusing. Can anyone shed some light? ~2026-24307-27 (talk) 04:33, 1 July 2026 (UTC)