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Esch / Alzette (dpa) - The starting shot for Esch in Luxembourg as the European Capital of Culture will be given in almost exactly one year. The program will officially start under the motto "Remix Culture" on February 22, 2022, followed by a big celebration on February 26 February 2022, announced the general manager of Esch2022, Nancy Braun, on Friday.

Around 140 projects are planned that will present the social and cultural diversity of a region shaped by ore mining.

This “Minett region” in the south of Luxembourg extends as far as France: That is why, in addition to Esch, ten other neighboring Luxembourg municipalities as well as eight French municipalities of the local government in Audun-le-Tiche are on board for the European Capital of Culture 2022.

"With Esch2022 we want to tell the story of our region from the steel industry to the digital age," said the director of the cultural program, Françoise Poos.

Again and again it is about the European idea, about immigration and the coexistence of different cultures.

The southern region of Luxembourg offers a good foundation for this: people from 120 nations already live here, also because of the university in Esch-Belval.

With around 35,000 inhabitants, Esch is the second largest city in Luxembourg.

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Theater, performances and digital art are planned in all participating communities by December 22, 2022.

In addition, there will be a virtual reality bus tour through Esch-Belval as a journey into the past of the steelworks.

On a “Minett Trail”, guests can marvel at over 90 kilometers of beautiful nature and brownish-red earth.

The European Capital of Culture project is “a unique opportunity to grow economically, in terms of tourism and culture, but also to grow closer together in the border region,” said the President of Esch in 2022, Georges Mischo.

In 1995 and 2007 the capital of Luxembourg was named European Capital of Culture.

In 2022 two more cities in Europe will be there: Kaunas in Lithuania and Novi Sad in Serbia.

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