Minett Park Fond-de-Gras, Heritage railway museum and industrial site in Pétange, Luxembourg.
Minett Park Fond-de-Gras is an open-air museum containing preserved mining buildings, railway equipment, and a power plant from Luxembourg's industrial past. The site spreads through a valley where visitors walk past structures, tracks, and machinery that once served the region's mining operations.
Mining operations in Fond-de-Gras halted in 1955 and the railway closed in 1964 following a landslide. Decades later, volunteers and enthusiasts restored the abandoned site and reopened it to the public.
The railway line between Pétange and Fond-de-Gras links two villages connected by a shared industrial past. Walking through this route shows visitors how mining shaped the land and the communities that lived here.
The park opens from May through September with free access to buildings and outdoor structures. Train rides and underground tunnel tours are separate experiences that need to be booked ahead of time.
The Minièresbunn train passes through former ore mines and arrives at the village of Lasauvage, where visitors step out and explore underground tunnels. This journey reveals what miners actually experienced while working beneath the surface.
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