The Notre-Dame Cemetery is the final resting place of many well-known figures of Luxembourg's history. But even some of the smaller graves have stories to tell.

The Notre-Dame Cemetery in Luxembourg City, also known as the Nicholas Cemetery, is first mentioned in the year 1691.

When the Lords of the Castle of Bourglinster got into financial trouble, they had to sign a promissory note - which a local resident may still have a claim to.

Around 6,000 BC, humans domesticated the first horses and invented the wheel.

After a series of gruelling battles, the 28th US Infantry Division retreated from the Huertgenwald to the village of Munshausen near Clervaux in November 1944.

In the Alzette Valley in Pettingen, there is an interesting water castle that is thought to be built on the remains of a 9th-century motte-and-bailey castle.

In the heart of Grevenmacher, just a stone's throw away from the local church, there is a valuable historic building: the so-called 'Zéintscheier'.

From 1890 until 1953, the narrow-gauge railway 'Jangeli' travelled across the countryside from Noerdange through Niederpallen and all the way to Martelange.

In the second part of the episode about the Knights Templar, we find out more about the Order's demise and how influential Luxembourgers fought against it.

Some 900 years ago, the Order of Solomon's Temple was founded. A spiritual and military elite that is connected to various myths and legends to this day.

The King of Bohemia and Count of Luxembourg was born in Luxembourg in 1296 and made a name for himself as a brave knight and champion of tournaments.

If you have ever walked from Fëschmaart to Pfaffenthal, you have probably seen them before: three peculiar little towers, also known as the "Witches' Towers".

During the first half of the 17th century, Father Heinrich Kauder - Gaderius in Latin - preached against the obsessive belief in witches.

In autumn 1944, the first US tanks are advancing towards Luxembourg City. The country celebrates, unaware that the Nazis are preparing one last major offensive.

In 1945, Emil Schwirtz was awarded the War Cross with Silver Gilt Star by General Charles de Gaulle.

Prior to World War II, most of Luxembourg's villages resembled small, self-sufficient communities where various professions could make a living.

Some 2,000 years ago, the Romans had already figured out a way to use ice not only in the winter but also during the warmer seasons.

It's the first half of the 18th century. The Austrians occupy the Fortress of Luxembourg and fear that an attack by the French is imminent.

Grevenmacher 1822. At around 1pm, a fire breaks out in the corner of Route de Thionville, where most houses still have straw roofs.

When the Golden Lady was inaugurated a second time in 1985, one piece of the famous statue remained missing: What happened to the Golden Lady's Toe?

In 1798, peasants in the Eifel and Oesling regions staged an armed uprising - the Peasants' War.

In the first half of the 12th century, a hermit known as 'Schetzel' lived in a cave in the middle of the Grünewald forest.

In the second half of the 19th century, the little village of Rosport gets a taste of fame thanks to Engineer Henri Tudor.

In the late 80s and early 90s, a certain 'Albert the Angel' attracted a staggering number of people to the 'Melickshaff' in Echternach.

It's the second half of the 18th century. A peculiar character by the name of Frederick Augustus, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, lives in the Fortress of Luxembourg.