Luxembourg officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium on the west and north, Germany on the east, and France on the south. Luxembourg is one of the smallest countries in Europe. Luxembourg is the capital city of Luxembourg. The other major cities in Luxembourg are Esch-sur-Alzette, Differdange, Dudelange, Ettelbruck, Diekirch, Wiltz, Echternach, Rumelange, Grevenmacher, Remich, Vianden, Schengen, etc.
The official language of the country in Luxembourg is Luxembourgish. The other recognized administrative languages in Luxembourg are French and German. Luxembourg is well known for its unique way of celebrating its festivals like Echternach, Luxembourg Kizomba Festival, Winter Lights Festival, Liichtmessdag Candlemas Day, National Day, Luxembourg Lights Festival, Schueberfouer, The Bonfire Festival, Carnival Parade of Diekirch, Festival OMNI, Easter Sunday, Octave Market, Geenzefest, Pretzel Day, Fuesend, etc. Many foreigners or travelers also take part in the celebration and enjoy it.
The official name of the postal service in Luxembourg is POST Luxembourg (formerly known as Enterprise des Postes et Télécommunications). The postal service in Luxembourg was introduced in 1842 (a wholly state-owned company in 1992). Luxembourg consists of three lower tribunals namely Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg and Diekirch). At first, there was so much controversy over the places which were registered under the postal code office, but then slowly every region in Luxembourg got its postal codes. The pin code is segregated in such a way that each of the postal codes is.
Luxembourg is ranked 168th in the world and has a total land area of 2,586 km2, which comes to around a total of 998 mi2. The entire land of Luxembourg is divided into three lower tribunals (one city and two districts) namely Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, and Diekirch respectively. It was again divided into cities, municipalities, and villages.
Luxembourg has a total water area of 0.23 %. The major sources of water include groundwater, lakes, rainwater, rivers, snow, soil moisture springs, streams, water, waterfall, wetlands, etc. Luxembourg has two lakes. Some water bodies are developed as tourist spots. Many water bodies are small in area and contain a minimum volume of water. Most of these water bodies are freshwater and very few are salt lakes.
Luxembourg contains more than 172 named mountains. The highest peak and the most prominent mountain is Baraque de Fraiture which is about 652 meters (2,139 feet). The other major mountains in Luxembourg are Their du Mont, V, Martaimount, Mont des Corbeaux, Aux Sept Chemin, La Since, Le Gilbet, Knippchen, Kirchberg, etc.
Luxembourg Postal Code Address Format | |
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Postcode type and position |
4 digits to the left of the locality name and
preceded by «L».
Mr. Jacques Muller 71, route de Berlin L-1234 DUDELANGE LUXEMBOURG |
Coding method |
XX -- (First two digit) ---> indicate the delivery office. XX -- (Last two digit) ---> indicate the routing zone. |
Address format |
Each administrative division maintains its postal code for mail delivery purposes. Having the correct code is essential to your mail delivery. The official name of the Luxembourg postal service is POST Luxembourg (formerly known as Enterprise des Postes et Télécommunications). Luxembourg introduced a new postal code in 1992. There are six postal regions in Luxembourg in which new postal codes have been introduced. Luxembourg has more than 4,315 postal codes.
Luxembourg uses a four-digit numeric postal code system in which the first two digits, and the last two digits have different indicates which are shown below; |
Examples |
Mr. Jacques Muller (addressee) 71, route de Berlin (street , premises + door) L-1234 DUDELANGE (locality + postcode + province) LUXEMBOURG (country) |