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National flag,
ratio = 3:5,
Source, by: Flags of the World
Merchant flag,
ratio = 2:3,
Source: Flags of the World, Corel Draw 4
1713–1794,
Flag under the Austrian Habsburgs,
Source, by: austria-forum.org
1794–1814,
Luxembourg belongs to France
ca. 1814–1845,
National flag,
Source, by: Flaggen und Coat of arms of the Welt
1845–1890,
National flag,
Source, by: Die Welt der Flaggen
1897–2000,
Flag of the Grand Duke,
ratio = 4:5,
Source, by: Flags of the World
The flag of Luxembourg shows three horizontal stripes in the colours red, white and blue. The colours have their roots in the since 1288 known coat of arms of the house of Louxembourg. To the year 1845 it was allowed to use a horizontally striped flag in the colours white, blue and red. As well that colours refer to the coat of arms of the Louxembourgs. On the 12th of July in 1845 was arranged for the first time the today's sequence of colours and adapted to that of the Netherlands. In principle was adoped the Netherlands flag. The reason for that could have been the accentuation of the personal union with the Netherlands. As the personal union expires in the year 1890 and in Luxembourg the house of Nassau-Weilburg took over the throne, there was substituted as a sign of the separation from the Netherlands the blue in the flag of Luxembourg by a paler blue and they changed the ratio of the flag in 3:5. Moreover there was until 1912 additionally hoisted the blue-orange coloured flag of the house of Nassau-Weilburg. As war flag was introduced a scutcheon-flag. On the 16th of August in 1972 the national emblems of the country were confirmed for the last time after few changes. They also decided some changes for the usage of the flag. So is the scutcheon-flag to use since 1972 as merchant flag. The colours of the flag of Luxembourg have been indicated as follows since 1993: Red = Pantone 032, Blue = Pantone 299 and Yellow = Pantone 116.
Source:
Flaggen und Coat of arms of the Welt,
Die Welt der Flaggen,
Flaggen Wappen Hymnen,
Wikipedia (DE)
Coat of arms of Luxembourg,
Source:
Corel Draw 4
The coat of arms shows a nine times divided shield in silver and blue with a crowned, twin-tailed red lion. This blazon is known since the year 1288. In the today's shape the coat of arms was officially confirmed on the 18th of may in 1972. Around the blazon is positioned the order ribbon of the Order of the Oak Crown. The shield is supported by two golden lions. Above the shield the crown of the Grand Duke. The whole coat of arms is enveloped by a red overcoat of coat of arms which falls down out of a further depiction of the crown of the Grand Duke.
Source:
Flaggen und Coat of arms of the Welt,
Die Welt der Flaggen,
Flaggen Wappen Hymnen,
Wikipedia (DE)
to 1898,
Cockade,
Source: Jürgen Kaltschmitt → H.u.R.Knötel/H.Sieg, "Farbiges Handbuch der Uniformkunde"
from 1898,
Cockade,
Source: Jürgen Kaltschmitt → H.u.R.Knötel/H.Sieg, "Farbiges Handbuch der Uniformkunde"
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Informations, history and facts about the theme "Cockades".
Cockade
Aircraft Roundel,
Source, by: Wikipedia (EN)
Location:
Source: CIA World Factbook
Map of the country:
Source: CIA World Factbook
Area: 998 square miles
Inhabitants: 645.397 (2022), thereof 47,2% foreigners
Religions: 68% Roman Catholic, 4% Protestant, 2% Muslim, 25% Non-Religious
Density of Population: 646 inh./sq.mi.
Capital: Luxemburg (French: Luxembourg), 124.509 inh. (2021)
official Languages: German, French, Luxembourgish
other Languages: Italian, Portugese
Currency: 1 Euro (EUR, €) = 100 Cent
Time Zone: GMT + 1 h
Source:
Wikipedia (DE)
963 · Count Siegfried purchases the to the German Empire belonging County of Luetzelburg, the later Luxembourg
12th and 13th cent. · territorial increase
1310 · the house of Luxembourg purchases Bohemia by marriage
1354 · the German Emperor Karl IV., from the House Luxemburg levies the County of Luxembourg to a duchy
1386 · the Bohemian King Wenzel mortgages Luxembourg to Burgund
1437 · the House Luxemburg vanishes
1443 · Philipp of Burgund buys the Duchy of Luxembourg
1477 · the House Habsburg purchases the Duchy of Luxembourg
1555 · distribution of the heritage of the House Habsburg, Luxembourg comes to the Spanish line
1684–1697 · Luxembourg belongs momentary to France
1713 · the Austrian linie of the House Habsburg purchases Luxembourg
1794 · Napoléon conquers and annexes Luxembourg
1814 · Vienna Congress, Luxembourg becomes a member of the German Confederation, gets levied to a Grand Duchy and fused in personal union with the Kingdom of the Netherlands → the Netherlands King is the Grand Duke of Luxembourg
1839 · Luxembourg has to cede the half of its territory to Belgium
1866 · in the Fratricidal War on the side of the German Confederation, but the German Confederation loses against Prussia, Luxembourg is that's why not allowed to join the North German Confederation and has to take care of itself
1890 · death of the Netherlands King Wilhelm III. of Orania, the personal union with the Netherlands becomes disbanded, Adolf of Nassau-Weilburg and Orania becomes Grand Duke of Luxembourg
1914–1918 · First World War: 1914 German troops occupy Luxembourg and have to leave the country after the armistice of the 11th of November in 1918
1920 · economic union with Belgium, termination of the close relationships to the German Empire
1939–1945 · Second World War: 1940 German troops occupy Luxembourg, the country becomes annexed by the German Empire, in January of 1945 Luxembourg becomes occupied by allied troops, Luxembourg becomes again a independent state
1946 · Luxembourg becomes a member of the UNO
1947 · establishment of the Benelux customs union (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg)
1949 · joining to the NATO
1951 · Belgium, Germany, France, Italy, Luxembourg and the Netherlands, found the EEC (the later EU)
1957 · joining to the EWG (the today's European Union)
1960 · establishment of the Benelux economic union
Source:
Atlas zur Geschichte,
Wikipedia (D),
Discovery '97
The name "Luxembourg" is borrowed from the medieval name "Luetzelburg", what means "little Castle".
Source: Handbuch der geographischen Namen
Kindly supported by: E. Hoheisel (D)
