BELGIUM-ROOTS Project Province Luxembourg (Belgium) District Arlon Outline related to Belgian Emigration

Description

Territorial Subdivisions

• Municipalities (1977)

  • Arlon (Aarlen)

    01 Aug 1901:

    Partial integration of Bonnert

    01 Jan 1977:

    Partial integration of Hachy (the other larger part was absorbed by Habay of the District Virton)

    Partial integration of Wolkrange (the other larger part was absorbed by Messancy)

    Incorporation of Heinsch, Guirsch, Autelbas, Bonnert, Toernich

  • Attert
  • Aubange
  • Martelange
  • Messancy

• Historical changes

  • Hachy (1796-1976)

    Town

    Civil Parish: before 1670-1796

    Municipality: 1796-1976

    County level

    Municipal (1796-1800): Etalle

    Judicial (1802-1976): Etalle

    District level

    Administrative (1800-1822): Neufchateau

    Administrative (1823-1976): Arlon

    Judicial (1796-1800): Habay-la-Neuve

    Judicial (1800-1814): Neufchateau

    Judicial (1814-1814): Saint-Hubert

    Judicial (1814-1839): Neufchateau

    Judicial (1839-1976): Arlon

    Provincial level

    Administrative (1796-1815): Forets

    Administrative (1815-1976):Luxembourg

    Judicial (1796-1814): Forets

    Judicial (1814): Sambre-et-Meuse

    Judicial (1814-1815): Forets

    Judicial (1815-1977): Luxembourg

Short History with Bibliography

Sources

Repositories

Societies

Migration / Emigration / Immigration

• Bibliography

  • Jean Ducat

    "La Lorraine Belge en Amérique"

    Collection "Luxembourg Belge-Amérique", Mette, 1993

    Mainly the migration from the town MESSANCY (BEL) to New-York, Ohio and Wisconsin (USA).

    Abstract (French): see site of GeniWal

  • Pagus Arrelensis

Families and Family Histories

• Families

  • Lucius Family (Sampont-sur-Semois or Sass) by LuciusNet.de

Sciences

• Onomastics

  • Place Names in German

• Cartography

  • Map of the Areler land (with place names in Luxemburgian) by Roger Thijs

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