Holy Cross is an unincorporated community located in the town of Belgium

Belgium (town), Wisconsin

Belgium is a town in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,513 at the 2000 census. The Village of Belgium is located within the town. The unincorporated communities of Holy Cross and Lake Church are located in the town...

 in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

, United States

United States

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. Holy Cross is located just east Fredonia

Fredonia, Wisconsin

Fredonia is a village in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,934. The village identifies itself as the birthplace of Flag Day, and is the home of the National Flag Day Foundation.-Geography:...

 and southwest of Belgium

Belgium, Wisconsin

Belgium is a village located in the Town of Belgium in Ozaukee County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,678 at the 2000 census.-History:...

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Holy Cross, like nearby Dacada

Dacada, Wisconsin

Dacada is an unincorporated community located in the towns of Belgium and Holland in Ozaukee and Sheboygan counties, Wisconsin, United States. Dacada is east of Random Lake and northwest of Belgium....

, was settled by immigrants from Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

in the 1840s and 1850s. The name for the community comes from the former Catholic parish of Holy Cross, which was formed in the area in 1845.