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Beaufort is a small town and commune in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Echternach, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher.
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The castle of Beaufort was built in the 12th century but was later made restored by the governor of Luxembourg, Count Mansfeld, in the XVIth century.

Bettendorf is a small town and commune in north-eastern Luxembourg. It lies along the river Sauer. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch.

Canach, Luxembourg is a small town in Luxembourg. Canach is a borough within the commune of Lenningen, Luxembourg. Canach is located in the district of Grevenmacher. It is located approximately 10 miles (about 16.09km) from the capital city of Luxembourg, and it is near the country’s border with Germany.

Clemency (French, in Luxembourgish: Knzeg) is a small town and commune in south-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Capellen, which is part of the district of Luxembourg.

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Diekirch is a town in Luxembourg, capital city of the canton Diekirch and the district of Diekirch. It has a population of 5700. The town is situated on the banks of the Sauer river.

Diekirch was the first city in Luxembourg to have a pedestrian zone (1977).

There is a brewery with the same name. Moreover there are 2 secondary schools in Diekirch: Lyce classique de Diekirch and Lyce technique hotelier Alexis Heck.

Dudelange is the fourth largest town in Luxembourg with 17000 inhabitants. Dudelange is situated close to the border to France. Dudelange is an important industial town that grew out of a village and a steel mill in 1900. It is also the site of a transmitter for FM Radio and Television.

Echternach is a town and a commune in the canton of Echternach, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher, in Luxembourg. Echternach lies near the eastern border with Germany, and is the oldest town (current population 4610) in Luxembourg.

It grew around the walls of the Abbey of Echternach, which was founded in 698 AD by St. Willibrord, an English monk of Ripon, who became the first bishop of Utrecht and worked to Christianize the Frisians. As bishop, he directed the monastery as abbot until his death in 739.

The River Sauer that flows past the town now forms the border between Luxembourg and Germany, but in the later Roman Empire and under the Merovingians this was not a marcher land at all. The Roman villa at Echternach (traces of it were rediscovered in 1975) which was part of the see of Trier (now in Germany) was presented to Willibrord by Irmina (Irmine), daughter of Dagobert II, king of the Franks. Other parts of the Merovingian’s Roman inheritance were presented to the Abbey by Pepin.

Esch-sur-Alzette is the second largest city (so-called despite its small size) in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with a population of about 30,000 people. It lies in the south-west of the country, close to the border with France. The town is usually referred to just as Esch, but there is also a village further north named Esch-sur-Sre from which to distinguish it.

Esch lies in the valley of the Alzette, which flows through the town. The capital, Luxembourg City, is roughly 15 km (10 miles) to the north-east, and can be reached by road (the A4) or by rail.

There is a museum, called the National Museum of the Resistance, which has material related to the resistance to Nazi occupation during the Second World War. Other tourist attractions include the large park, and the Berwart Tower, built in 1621.

There are two cinemas, called the “Ariston” and the “Kinosch”. The main theatre is the Municipal Theatre. There is also the “Kulturfabrik”, a cultural centre in a reconverted abattoir which hosts performances of various kinds.

The city is the centre of the country’s steel manufacture. One of the largest employers in the town is Arcelor, the world’s largest steel producer, which formed from the merger of Aceralia, Arbed, and Usinor.

Esch is twinned with Cologne, Lige, Lille, Rotterdam, Turin and Coimbra.

Eschweiler is a small town and commune in northern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Wiltz, which is part of the district of Diekirch.