Senningen
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Senningen (Template:Langx), is a small town in the commune of Niederanven, in central Luxembourg. As of 2024, the town has a population of 749.[1]
History
The town developed following the late-17th-century establishment by monks of a paper mill within the town powered by the fast flowing Senninger Brook.[2] Following a fire in 1750, Pierre Bourgeois, a French immigrant, ordered the facilities of the mill enlarged and the residential property on the site rebuilt in the classical style.[2] Output was under the ownership of Jacques Lamort throughout the early 1800s, with mechanisation improvements to the mill and the canalisation of the Senninger Brook. However, as a result of economic problems, the mill was finally closed in 1882.[2] The same year, the site was bought by Ernest Derveaux who demolished the mill and transformed the owner's residence into a revival-style castle, Senningen Castle, (Template:Langx), which included neo-Gothic wings, and a landscaped surrounding park with ornamental plants and trees and lake with a fountain.[2]
From 1940 to 1944, the Nazis used the castle as a convalescent home for artists during the occupation of Luxembourg.[2] In 1952, the Luxembourg army used it for one of its battalions until 1968. Since then, the site has acted as the seat of Luxembourg's National Communications centre, as well as a conference centre for use during State visits, with a press room and cabins for interpreters.[2] Additional renovation work was completed in 2004. The Luxembourg government used the site for European Council summits during its 1991 and 1997 presidencies of the Council of Ministers.[2]
On 24 May 2007, Senningen Castle hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin and Luxembourg Prime Minister Jean-Claude Juncker for an official visit.[3]
The Centre National de Crise (CNC) national crisis centre next to the castle complex was inaugurated in 2021.[4]