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Getting started with Luxembourg research

The history of Luxembourg is inherently entwined with the histories of surrounding countries, peoples, and ruling dynasties. For a list of FamilySearch Wiki pages on specific localities in Luxembourg, click here. For a brief history of Luxembourg, click here.

Luxembourg has the formal name in 4 languages:

Grossherzogtum Lëtzebuerg (Luxembourgish)

Grand-Duché de Luxembourg (French)

Großherzogtum Luxemburg (German)

Grand Duchy of Luxembourg (English)

Jurisdictions

Luxembourg has  12 cantons organized into 3 districts.

District de Diekirch northern part of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

• Clervaux

• Diekirch

• Redange

• Vianden

• Wiltz

District de Grevenmacher eastern part of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

• Echternach

• Grevenmacher

• Remich

District de Luxembourg western part of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

• Capellen

• Esch-sur-Alzette

• Luxembourg

• Mersch

Research Tools

• Luxembourg Genealogy Links
• Luxembourg Genealogy Forum
• Luxembourg Genealogy
• More Luxembourg Genealogy
• Directory of Royal Genealogical Data

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