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Fond-de-Gras

Fond-de-Gras presents the Minett’s mining history through its railway tracks, locomotives and service buildings. Historic trains help explain how ore was carried through this railway landscape.

Fond-de-Gras
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The place

What makes it special

  • Train 1900 runs along a former mining line from Pétange.
  • The Minièresbunn heads towards Lasauvage and includes a mine-visit stop.
  • Tracks, locomotives and service buildings tell the story of ore transport.
Historic train at Fond-de-Gras station in southern Luxembourg
Photo by Leonhard. 628 Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY 4.0
Fond-de-Gras
Photo by Alain meier Source: Wikimedia Commons Licence: CC BY-SA 4.0
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Blast Furnace A in Belval beside contemporary district buildings

Belval and the Minett: Following Luxembourg’s Steelmaking History

Two days to understand southern Luxembourg through a blast furnace, a mine and a historic railway, without trying to cover everything.

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Profile updated: 26/09/2026