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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76095" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_76095" /> == | ||
<p> Grand-duchy, a small, independent territory at the corner where Belgium, France, and | <p> Grand-duchy, a small, independent territory at the corner where Belgium, France, and Rhenish [[Prussia]] meet, is a plateau watered by the [[Moselle]] on its eastern boundary, and the tributary Sauer; is well wooded and fertile, yielding wheat, flax, hemp, and wine. [[Iron]] ore is mined and smelted; leather, pottery, sugar, and spirits manufactured. The population is Low-German and [[Roman]] Catholic; the language of the educated, French. The government is in the hands of a grand-duke, the [[Duke]] of Nassau, and a house of 42 representatives. For commercial purposes [[Luxemburg]] belongs to the German Customs Union. The capital is </p> <p> here is a Belgian province of </p> <p> ntil 1839 part of the grand-duchy. </p> | ||
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Revision as of 11:10, 12 October 2021
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [1]
Grand-duchy, a small, independent territory at the corner where Belgium, France, and Rhenish Prussia meet, is a plateau watered by the Moselle on its eastern boundary, and the tributary Sauer; is well wooded and fertile, yielding wheat, flax, hemp, and wine. Iron ore is mined and smelted; leather, pottery, sugar, and spirits manufactured. The population is Low-German and Roman Catholic; the language of the educated, French. The government is in the hands of a grand-duke, the Duke of Nassau, and a house of 42 representatives. For commercial purposes Luxemburg belongs to the German Customs Union. The capital is
here is a Belgian province of
ntil 1839 part of the grand-duchy.
