Vintage "1776" and witness to the will of the Empress of Austria to build mills in Luxembourg.
The history of Nobressart is intertwined with the destiny of the County and then the Duchy of Luxembourg.
Incorporated into the Burgundian Netherlands, the Duchy successively became a Spanish and then an Austrian possession. In Nobressart, the mill still bears the traces of its Austrian past. A remarkably well-preserved cartouche bearing the double-headed eagle with two crowns, the initials M(arie) T(hérèse) and the year “1776”, bears witness to the Austrian empress’s desire to build mills on Luxembourg soil.
Over time, the building has undergone several modifications and extensions (particularly in the 19th century). Its current appearance is a complex of buildings curiously arranged between the courtyard and the holding pond where the mill canal ends, at the back.
It ceased to operate in 1968.
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ANCIEN MOULIN IMPÉRIAL
Quartier du Moulin impérial – 6717 Nobressart
MAISON DU TOURISME DU PAYS D’ARLON
Rue des Faubourgs, 2 – 6700 Arlon
+32(0)63/21 94 54
PARC NATUREL DE LA VALLÉE DE L’ATTERT ET SYNDICAT D’INITIATIVE DU VAL D’ATTERT
Voie de la Liberté, 107 – 6717 Attert
+32(0)63/22 78 55
The association Les Plus Beaux Villages de Wallonie (The Most Beautiful Villages of Wallonia) oversees a network of 32 villages, bearers of a strong territorial identity and reflecting traditional architecture. It is committed to promoting the rural, cultural and natural heritage of Wallonia and is a part of the development of local and responsible tourism.
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