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Emigration and Immigration | Emigration and Immigration | ||
In 1575 a great number of people from the Netherlands immigrated to Hamburg and brought much prosperity to the city. In the 19th century emigration to the USA began. Hamburg was the transitional stop for emigrants from the Northern German coastal countries as well as from Eastern European countries. | |||
By 1850 Hamburg became next to Bremen the most important emigration port in Europe. Read all about emigrating through Hamburg by clicking on https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Germany_Emigration_and_Immigration | By 1850 Hamburg became next to Bremen the most important emigration port in Europe. Read all about emigrating through Hamburg by clicking on https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Germany_Emigration_and_Immigration | ||