This Central Minnesota City is Pleased with their European Heritage

Luxemburg is a small city south of St. Cloud alongside Freeway 15 positioned within the St. Augusta metropolis limits.  I talked with longtime Luxemburg residents Norb Fischer and Paul Koshiol.  Fischer is 77 and has lived on the town for many of his life moreover the time he spend within the service.  Koshiol is 76 years previous, he has lived on the household farm close to Luxemburg most of his life moreover the time he spend within the service.

Luxemburg celebrated 150 years in 2009.  The group was settled in 1859 when folks immigrated to the realm from the nations of Luxembourg, Germany and different Germanic areas in Europe.   Within the 1850s settlers have been in search of accessible land and located it in Central Minnesota.  The settlers got 160 acres of land by the U.S. Authorities to get began.   In line with the e book “Celebrating 150 Years of Religion and Group by Peggy A. Wilson.

Within the early years, Luxemburg was known as St. Wendelin or St. Wendel.  Data inconsistently use each names.  St. Wendelin is the title of the parish and the patron saint; St. Wendel is the title of the European city the place St. Wendelin lived.  Later the title was modifications to West St. Augusta, reflecting its location within the township.  Later nonetheless, the names of the put up workplace and the city have been modified to Luxemburg since many of the settlers got here from Luxembourg, Europe.

In line with native information settlers moved into the Luxemburg space as early as 1854 coming right here from the Ohio Valley, Illinois, and Wisconsin after arriving from Europe.  The primary mass at St. Wendelin Catholic Church in Luxemburg was celebrated on April 11, 1859.

Over time Luxemburg has had a lot of trade which incorporates quite a few fuel stations, a grocery retailer and a automotive dealership.  Koshiol explains that St. Wendelin Catholic Church and St. Wendelin Catholic Faculty are vital to the group and maintain the group going.  Koshiol says when he was in grade faculty Luxemburg had 2 grocery shops with one burning down within the Nineteen Sixties which is believed to be Franks.  He says the place the Hayloft at present is was one other grocery retailer known as Bach’s earlier than being known as Lummel’s and now the Hayloft.  Fischer says each grocery shops on the town additionally have been fuel filling stations. Koshiol and Fischer describe the Hayloft Bar and Grill as a terrific gathering place for Luxemburg residents.

Fischer and Koshiol clarify that that they had a Volkswagen Dealership that additionally did oil modifications.  Each recall a put up workplace in the neighborhood as properly.

Luxemburg additionally has a protracted historical past of baseball.  The Luxemburg city crew has existed for a few years.  Each Koshiol and Fischer performed on the crew.  They indicated they have been simply Luxemburg and the title Brewers did not come about till later.  Koshiol and Fischer say that they had their finest rivalries in baseball with St. Augusta and Pearl Lake.  Koshiol says for the reason that Nineteen Seventies Luxemburg has had a rec membership that gives baseball and softball to younger folks beginning off with tee ball.  He says a giant occasion in Luxemburg in August is a household softball match which can also be a fundraiser for the rec membership.

If you would like to hearken to my dialog with Norb Fischer and Paul Koshiol it’s accessible under.