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If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Italy, see [[Luxembourg Finding Town of Origin|'''Luxembourg Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies. | If you are using emigration/immigration records to find the name of your ancestors' town in Italy, see [[Luxembourg Finding Town of Origin|'''Luxembourg Finding Town of Origin''']] for additional research strategies. | ||
==Luxembourg Emigration and Immigration== | ==Luxembourg Emigration and Immigration== | ||
*Between the mid-19th century and the early 20th century, approximately one-third of the Luxembourgish population emigrated. Luxembourg was, at the time, a poor country with an economy dominated by agriculture. | *Between the mid-19th century and the early 20th century, approximately one-third of the Luxembourgish population emigrated. Luxembourg was, at the time, a poor country with an economy dominated by agriculture. | ||
*Despite the rather small number of Luxembourgers, there is a relatively large diaspora, in Europe and elsewhere. Particularly, there are populations in the surrounding countries of '''Belgium, France, and Germany'''. For the most part, this is due to historic reasons, especially the three Partitions of Luxembourg, which led to former territories of Luxembourg being incorporated into each of the three surrounding countries. | *Despite the rather small number of Luxembourgers, there is a relatively large diaspora, in Europe and elsewhere. Particularly, there are populations in the surrounding countries of '''Belgium, France, and Germany'''. For the most part, this is due to historic reasons, especially the three Partitions of Luxembourg, which led to former territories of Luxembourg being incorporated into each of the three surrounding countries. | ||