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The history and tours of the Martelange Slate Mine

Tourists and residents alike, can't have failed to notice the black tiles on the roofs of Luxembourg City buildings . To learn the origins, we need to take a trip close to the Belgian border, and over 400 years back in time.

05.08.2017

Tourists and residents alike, can't have failed to notice the black tiles on the roofs of Luxembourg City buildings . To learn the origins, we need to take a trip close to the Belgian border, and over 400 years back in time.

The middle ages saw major fires in Luxembourg City, the most devastating was in 1554. A short time later, under the Spanish governor Peter-Ernest von Mansfeld, King Philippe II issued tax exemption to all citizens who tiled the roofs of their houses with slate.

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