Grünewald (Luxembourg)

The Grünewald ( lux .: Gréngewald ) is the largest contiguous forest in Luxembourg and is largely state-owned.

The Grünewald, in which the White and Black Ernz arise, is located northeast of Luxembourg City . On the western edge of the forest near Walferdange are the Raschbrunnen , an underground aqueduct system from Roman times .

Change of ownership

In the 19th century the Grünewald was still 2623 hectares, today only 2500 hectares. In 1845 the Dutch King-Grand Duke Wilhelm II bought 669 hectares of forest from the state. After the Grand Ducal Family had gradually bought more and more forest, the state bought them again 776.12 hectares in 1934 for CHF 20 million (€ 500,000). The then tense financial situation of the ruling house improved with the proceeds.

In July 2006 it became known that Grand Duke Henri was planning to sell part of the Grünewald that he still owns. In return, the forest would be made accessible to the population at certain times of the year. The project was abandoned in September of the same year when it turned out that the Luxembourg state did not have the funds it needed. However, it was agreed that the state would cover part of the maintenance costs and that the forest would still be made accessible to the population at certain times of the year.

The Grand Ducal Family still owns around 850 hectares of the Grünewald (2007).

Coordinates: 49 ° 39 ′ 40 ″  N , 6 ° 10 ′ 52 ″  E