How to identify Luxembourg in GeoGuessr?

- Country-code top-level domain is .lu - License plates are yellow front and rear - Bollards lack orange reflectors and instead use grey bands - Road signs frequently include French alongside other languages - Chevron boards often show white arrows on a dark-grey background - Compared with the Netherlands, expect hillier terrain, fewer canals, lighter-coloured houses, and fewer dedicated cycle paths {{% goto "../../../architecture/houses/europe-1/#ルクセンブルグ" "House styles › Luxembourg (Japanese)" %}}

Luxembourg

clues 8Updated 2023-04-17

Basics ▾Companies ▾Importance

LanguageLuxembourgish, French, German

Driving sideDrives on the right

Domain.lu

Easily confused with:Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France

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Clues that work anywhere in this area

License Plate★★★★★

License plates are yellow front and back. Average income is 2.5 times that of the average European, and Volkswagen, Mercedes, and Audi sell especially well here.

Watch outThe Netherlands also has plenty of Korean KIA and TOYOTA cars.

Examples1 2SourcesLuxembourg 2022. Car Market Closes Year With A 10.7% Loss

Difficult place★★★★

Compared to the Netherlands, this is more mountainous with fewer waterways, houses tend to look whiter overall, and there seem to be fewer dedicated bike paths.

Bollard★★★

Bollard reflectors are grey, with no red or orange ones.

Watch outThese look similar to German bollards, but the screw position on the reflector appears different, so you might be able to tell them apart up close (not yet confirmed).

Examples1See alsoGermany

Language & Script★★★

Information signs are shown in both French and German.

Signs★★★

Place names appear on yellow or white arrow-shaped signs.

Examples1 2

Signs★★★

Street-name signs usually have a white background. Signs framed in an octagonal shape also seem common.

Examples1 2Sourcesplonkit

Signs★★★

Yellow-on-black chevrons are common. None of the neighbouring countries use a yellow-on-black chevron, so if you're torn between Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg and you spot one, Luxembourg is the likely answer.

Watch outFrance also has a blue-and-white chevron alongside its red-and-white one.

Examples1SourcesMap of European Road Curve Chevron SignsSee alsoBelgium Netherlands

Open in Street View2

Narrowing down the region1

Once you know the area: which part of it

Road numbers

Road★★★★★

If a roadside block or bollard says "CR~", check the yellow-numbered roads on the map. If it says "N~", check the red-numbered roads instead.

Examples1

Basics

General facts about this place

A multilingual country with three official languages: Luxembourgish, French, and German^[ref]
A financial hub with one of the world's highest GDPs per capita, hosting some of the EU's major institutions^[ref]

Companies

Companies with ties to this region. However, this does not necessarily mean they can be used on GeoGuessr.

Logos you may spot

ArcelorMittal
Second worldwide in crude steel output. Regularly ranks near 150th on the Fortune Global 500.
Official site (IR)
Ternium
Steel producer with operations across Latin America, including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and Guatemala.
Official site (IR)

Nearby areas

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