Place:Luxembourg, Belgium

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NameLuxembourg
Alt namesLetzeburgsource: Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-) accessed 15 September 2003
Luxemburgsource: Family History Library Catalog
TypeProvince
Coordinates50.0°N 5.5°E
Located inBelgium     ( - 1995)
Also located inWallonne, Belgium     (1995 - )
Contained Places
Arrondissement
Saint Hubert
Canton
La Roche
Commune
Messancy
Inhabited place
Amberloup
Athus
Auby-sur-Semois
Beaubru
Beho
Bellefontaine
Bertogne
Bertrix
Bomal
Champlon
Cherain
Chiny
Corbion
Deulin
Durbuy
Fauvillers
Florenville
Grand-Halleux
Habay-la-Neuve
Halma
Herbeumont
Hotton
Houffalize
Jamoigne
La Roche-en-Ardenne
Latour
Libramont
Longchamps
Longvilly
Maissin
Marche-en-Famenne
Martelange
Nadrin
Paliseul
Recogne
Rochehaut
Saint-Hubert
Salmchâteau
Soy
Tenneville
Vielsalm
Villers-Devant-Orval
Virton
Wellin
Weris
Érezée
Étalle
Municipality
Arlon
Aubange
Bastogne
Bouillon
Libramont-Chevigny
Neufchâteau
Tintigny
Unknown
Ambly ( 1977 - )
Amonines
Anlier
Anloy
Ansart
Arbrefontaine
Arville
Assenois
Attert
Autelbas
Awenne
Aye
Baclain
Bagimont
Bande
Barvaux
Beausaint
Beffe
Bellevaux
Belmont
Bende
Bercheux
Bihain
Biron
Bleid
Boeur
Bois-de-Eneille
Bologne
Bonnert
Bonnerue
Borlon
Bourcy
Bourdon
Bovigny
Bras
Breuvanne
Burnon
Bérisménil
Carlsbourg
Cens
Champlon Famenne
Chanly
Chantemelle
Charneux
Chassepierre
Chaumont
Chavanne
Chevigny
Châtillon
Chêne
Cielle
Compogne
Couvreux
Cugnon
Curfox
D'Autel
Dampicourt
Daverdisse
Dochamps
Dohan
Doncols
Ebly
Engreux
Enneilles
Erneuville
Etel
Ethe
Fays-Famenne
Fays-les-Veneurs
Fisenne
Flamierge
Fontenoille
Forrières
Frahan
Framont
Freux
Froidlieu
Gaumais
Gembes
Givroulle
Givry
Glaireuse
Gouvy
Grandcourt
Grandhan
Grandmenil
Grandrue
Grapfontaine
Gruerie
Grune
Grupont
Guelff
Guerlange
Guirsch
Gérouville
Gênes
Habay-la-Vieille
Habergy
Hachy
Halanzy
Halleux
Hamipré
Hampteau
Hargimont
Harnoncourt
Harre
Harsin
Harzy
Hatrival
Haut-Fays
Havrenne
Heinsch
Heinstert
Heyd
Hives
Hodister
Hollange
Hollogne
Hompré
Hondelange
Hotte
Houdemont
Houdrigny
Houmont
Houville
Humain
Isle-la-Hesse
Izel
Izier
Jehonville
Jemeppe
Jenneret
Jenneville
Jupille
Juseret
Juzaine
La Boissine
La Forge-sous-Mormont
Lacuisine
Lahage
Lahérie
Laloux
Lamorteau
Laneuville-au-Bois
Lavacherie
Laval
Laviot
Les Bulles
Les Fossés
Les Hayons
Lescheret
Lesse
Lesterny
Libin
Lignières
Limerlé
Lomprez
Longchamps-lez-Bastogne
Longlier
Lorcy
Losange
Loupville
Léglise
Mabompré
Mageret
Magerotte
Magery
Malempré
Mande Sainte-Marie
Mande-Saint-Etienne
Marcourt
Marenne
Marloie
Martilly
Martué
Masbourg
Massul
Meix-devant-Virton
Meix-le-Tige
Mellier
Melreux
Menil
Menufontaine
Mirwart
Mogimont
Moircy
Monquintin
Mont
Mont-lez-Houffalize
Montleban
Montplainchamps
Morhet
Mormont
Mortehan
Moyen
Muno
Musson
Mussy-la-Ville
My
Nassogne
Nives
Nobressart
Noirefontaine
Nollevaux
Noville
Ny
Ochamps
Odeigne
Offagne
Ollomont
On
Opont
Oppagne
Orgeo
Ortheuville
Ortho
Ottré
Ozo
Petit-Han
Petit-Thier
Petite-Somme
Pin
Porcheresse
Post
Poupehan
Pussemange
Rachamps
Rachecourt
Rechrival
Redu
Remagne
Remichampagne
Remoiville
Rendeux
Rettigne
Robelmont
Romeldange
Rondu
Rosière
Rossignol
Roumont
Rouvroy
Roy
Ruette
Ruette-la-Grande
Rulles
Sainlez
Saint-Léger
Saint-Léger-lez-Virton
Saint-Mard
Saint-Médard
Saint-Pierre
Saint-Remy
Saint-Vincent
Sainte-Cécile
Sainte-Marie-lez-Neufchâteau
Sainte-Marie-lez-Étalle
Salle
Salvacourt
Samrée
Schadeck
Schockville
Sclassin
Sechery
Selange
Sensenruth
Sibret
Smuid
Sohier
Sommethonne
Sterpenich
Straimont
Sugny
Suxy
Séviscourt
Tailles
Taverneux
Tavigny
Tellin
Termes
Thiaumont
Thibessart
Tillet
Tintange
Toernich
Tohogne
Tonny
Tontelange
Torgny
Tournay
Transinne
Trois-Monts
Tronquoy
Ucimont
Vance
Vaux-Chavanne
Vecmont
Vecquemont
Veemont
Vellereux
Vesqueville
Vieux-Virton
Villance
Villers-Sainte-Gertrude
Villers-la-Bonne-Eau
Villers-la-Loue
Villers-sur-Semois
Virton-Saint-Mard
Vivy
Waha
Wardin
Warmifontaine
Warnach
Weyler
Wibrin
Witry
Wolwelange
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Luxembourg, also called Belgian Luxembourg, is the southernmost province of Wallonia and of Belgium. It borders on the country of Luxembourg to the east, the French departments of Ardennes, Meuse and Meurthe-et-Moselle to the south and southwest, and the Walloon provinces of Namur and Liège to the north. Its capital and largest city is Arlon, in the south-east of the province.

It has an area of , making it the largest Belgian province. With around 285,000 residents, it is also the least populated province, with a density of , making it a relatively sparsely settled part of a very densely populated region, as well as the lowest density in Belgium.

It is significantly larger (71%), but much less populous than the neighbouring Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. About eighty percent of the province is part of the densely wooded Ardennes region. The southernmost region of the province is called Gaume or Belgian Lorraine (main city: Virton).

The Arelerland or Arlon region (in red on the map of arrondissements, below) bordering the neighbouring Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg has the particularity that many of its residents have historically spoken Luxembourgish, a language closely related to German, rather than the French or Walloon spoken elsewhere in the province.

The province was separated from the neighbouring Luxembourg by the Third Partition of Luxembourg, de jure in 1830–31 by the Conference of London dealing with the consequences of the Belgian Revolution of 1830, de facto in 1839, after William I, King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg, agreed to its decisions and thus the province was given to the newly created Kingdom of Belgium.

An unofficial flag of the province exists, with the actual colours of Luxembourg (red, white, and blue), as well as the province's coat of arms on the foreground.

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