A small town of about 8500 inhabitants situated at the very south of Luxembourg. It is one of the most ancient agglomerations of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. It is not only one of the oldest towns of the country and one of the smallest. Talking about the population, we count 35 % of foreigners coming from 39 nations.
For a long time the development of the town was very slow until it stopped definitely in 1742. Then, after the destruction of the church by Napoleon's soldiers, after a big fire in 1862, the started to grow step by step because of the systematic exploration of the iron are and the construction of blast furnaces.
Finally, in 1875 a petition counting a 1000 signature address to the parliament gave Schifflange the title of "Indipendent town". Unfortunately the e world wars provoked a stop in the town's developed. With the end of the war a new economic boost started and Schifflange thanks to her legendary industrious population, soon became a flourishing commercial and industrial center, open to everything and everyone.
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