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Capital of Luxembourg is the Luxembourg City, which is located at an altitude of eight hundred and ninety eight feet above the sea level. The latitude and the longitude of the capital of Luxembourg are 49º 36' 42 N and 6º 7' 48 E, respectively. The Luxembourg capital is at the same time the first city that has been named the "European Capital of Culture". This Luxembourg capital was crowned with this honor in the year 1995.
Some of the major tourist attractions at the capital of Luxembourg include the History Museum of the City of Luxembourg, the National Museum of History and Art or the MNHA and the new Grand Duke Jean Museum of Modern Art or the Mudam. The National Museum of Military History or the MNHM is located in Diekirch and is especially famous for its valuable representations of the Battle of the Bulge.
The capital of Luxembourg is well accessible from the nearby cities and towns of Grund, Limpertsberg and Pfaffenthal over the northern borders; the city of Clausen over the eastern regions and the city of Hollerich in its southern frontiers. The capital city of Luxembourg is also well accessible from the various major cities of the world via the nearby airports of Luxembourg - Bitburg, Frescaty and Metz Nancy Lorraine.
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