There have been three Partitions of Luxembourg between 1659 and 1839. Together, the three partitions reduced the territory of Luxembourg from 10,700 km 2 (4,100 sq mi) to the present-day area of 2,586 km 2 (998 sq mi) over a period of 240 years. The remainder forms parts of modern day Belgium, France, and Germany.. All three countries bordering Luxembourg have, at one point or another, sought ...