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There is no fundamental difference in the history of education in Luxembourg compared to that of neighbouring countries and border regions. Formal schooling began in the Middle Ages with the development of schools attached to the Benedictine monasteries in Echternach (698) and Luxembourg (Altmunster, 1083).

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Koenig, S. (2007). Luxembourg. In: HÖRNER, W., DÖBERT, H., KOPP, B.V., MITTER, W. (eds) The Education Systems of Europe. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4874-2_30

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