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fiogf49gjkf0d LUXEMBOURG IS ONE OF THE SMALLEST COUNTRIES IN EUROPE,
COVERING AN AREA OF 2,586 SQ.KM. IT IS BORDERED BY GERMANY
IN THE EAST, FRANCE IN THE SOUTH AND BELGIUM IN THE WEST
AND NORTH. THE SURE, OUR AND MOSELLE RIVERS FORM THE
BORDER BETWEEN LUXEMBOURG AND GERMANY. IT IS POSSIBLE TO
DIVIDE LUXEMBOURG INTO TWO MAIN REGIONS: THE OESLING AND
THE BON PAYS.
THE OESLING IN THE NORTH, IS ACTUALLY PART OF THE
ARDENNES, ON THE WESTERN RIM OF THE EIFEL. THE ARDENNE
MOUNTAINS REACH A HEIGHT OF 400M TO 490M AND FORM A
PLATEAU DIVIDED BY A DEEP RIVER VALLEY. THE HIGHEST PEAK
IS BUURGPLAATZ AT 565M. THE OESLING COVERS ONE THIRD OF
THE TOTAL LAND AREA AND IS DENSELY FORESTED.
BON PAYS IS MADE UP OF GREEN SLOPING HILLS, WITH HEIGHTS
AVERAGING 277M. BORDERED BY THE GRAPE GROWING VALLEY OF
MOSELLE IN THE EAST AND IN THE SOUTHWEST BY A STRIP OF RED
EARTH FORMING THE IRON ORE BASIN. THIS IS A CONTINUATION
OF THE PARIS BASIN AND IS MARKED BY SANDSTONE RIDGES.
THE FOUR MOST IMPORTANT RIVERS ARE: THE MOSELLE, THE SURE,
THE OUR AND THE ALZETTE. THE PETRUSSE IS A VERY SMALL
RIVER AND FLOWS THROUGH LUXEMBOURG CITY INTO THE ALZETTE.
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