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Munsbach Castle
Munsbach Castle (french: Château de Munsbach) is located to the southwest of Munsbach near Schuttrange in central Luxembourg. It now belongs to the ''Institut Universitaire International Luxembourg'' which provides educational courses in business, European law and public sector management. The castle also hosts the European University Foundation - Campus Europae network of universities, which promotes European citizenship and multilingualism though student exchange and academic cooperation. The castle is a residence in the Baroque style built in 1775. It has two towers and a number of dependent buildings. ''Luxweb.com''. Retrieved 3 April 2011. See also * |
Munsbach
Munsbach ( lb, Minsbech, german: Münsbach) is a small town in the commune of Schuttrange, in southern Luxembourg. As of 2007, the town has a population of 612. The Baroque style Munsbach Castle Munsbach Castle (french: Château de Munsbach) is located to the southwest of Munsbach near Schuttrange in central Luxembourg. It now belongs to the ''Institut Universitaire International Luxembourg'' which provides educational courses in business ... from 1775 is home to the ''Institut Universitaire International Luxembourg'' which provides educational courses in business, European law and public sector management. Retrieved 3 April 2011. References Schuttrange[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schuttrange
Schuttrange (; ; ) is a commune and small town in southern Luxembourg. It is located east of Luxembourg City. , the town of Schuttrange, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 825. Other towns within the commune include Munsbach, Neuhäusgen, Schrassig, and Übersyren Übersyren or Uebersyren () is a small town in the commune of Schuttrange, in southern Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; fren .... Population References External links * Communes in Luxembourg (canton) Towns in Luxembourg {{Luxembourgcanton-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small landlocked country in Western Europe. It borders Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembourg, is one of the four institutional seats of the European Union (together with Brussels, Frankfurt, and Strasbourg) and the seat of several EU institutions, notably the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judicial authority. Luxembourg's culture, people, and languages are highly intertwined with its French and German neighbors; while Luxembourgish is legally the only national language of the Luxembourgish people, French and German are also used in administrative and judicial matters and all three are considered administrative languages of the cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European University Foundation - Campus Europae
EUF - ''Campus Europae'' (short name: ''Campus Europae'') is a European network which aims at the promotion of high quality student mobility and contributing to educating a generation of European graduates with an innate understanding of Europe’s unity in diversity. The project is under the patronage of the Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and its secretariat is based at the Munsbach Castle. History Beginning Campus Europae was initiated by a group of German experts in Higher Education chaired by Dr. Konrad Schily, former President of the Witten/Herdecke University, and Prof. Meinolf Dierkes, former President of the Social Science Research Center Berlin, to whom the former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl had asked in 1998 to develop a concept for an educational initiative that was supposed to be launched during the German presidency of the European Union in 1999. As the Kosovo War occupied the interests of the European leaders, the project was postponed until 2001, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Baroque Architecture
Baroque architecture is a highly decorative and theatrical style which appeared in Italy in the early 17th century and gradually spread across Europe. It was originally introduced by the Catholic Church, particularly by the Jesuits, as a means to combat the Reformation and the Protestant church with a new architecture that inspired surprise and awe. It reached its peak in the High Baroque (1625–1675), when it was used in churches and palaces in Italy, Spain, Portugal, France, Bavaria and Austria. In the Late Baroque period (1675–1750), it reached as far as Russia and the Spanish and Portuguese colonies in Latin America. About 1730, an even more elaborately decorative variant called Rococo appeared and flourished in Central Europe. Baroque architects took the basic elements of Renaissance architecture, including domes and colonnades, and made them higher, grander, more decorated, and more dramatic. The interior effects were often achieved with the use of ''quadratura'', or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Castles In Luxembourg
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 of these could be considered large residences or manor houses rather than castles.Evy Friedrich, "Burgen und Schlösser", ''Editions Guy Binsfeld'', Luxembourg. . The present list of castles in Luxembourg runs to about 50 and includes all the well-known fortresses and residential chateaux in the country. Below the main list, there is a sublist mentioning some of the other castles which may be included at a later date. Main list Sublist This is a list of less important castles or castles which are not yet covered by articles in the English Wikipedia. *Belenhaff in Junglinster (converted to a golf course and clubhouse) *Berlaymont Castle in Clervaux (small 12th-century castle rebuilt 1635, now a hotel) *Birtrange Castle near Schieren (privately owned) *Ell Castle near Redange (once a minor fort, now used for agricultural activ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castles In Luxembourg
A castle is a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders. Scholars debate the scope of the word ''castle'', but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble. This is distinct from a palace, which is not fortified; from a fortress, which was not always a residence for royalty or nobility; from a ''pleasance'' which was a walled-in residence for nobility, but not adequately fortified; and from a fortified settlement, which was a public defence – though there are many similarities among these types of construction. Use of the term has varied over time and has also been applied to structures such as hill forts and 19th-20th century homes built to resemble castles. Over the approximately 900 years when genuine castles were built, they took on a great many forms with many different features, although some, such as curtain walls, arrowslits, and portcullises, were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
