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Article: Stopping over in Luxembourg ... tranquil now, turbulent once.
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- Sunset
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- May 1, 1990
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Squeezed between Belgium, France, and Germany, the tiny Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is often just an unplanned stop-over forvisitors. Though surprisingly verdant and deceptively tranquil, its history has been anything but calm. For centuries, this 1,000-square-mile country has served as battlefield for its often-contentious neighbors, as well as for other powers--from Roman legions to the infantry of the Battle of the Bulge. With its 1,500 years of military history, from ramparts and castles to well-tended rows of 20th-century crosses, Luxembourg is well worth visiting on any European trip.
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