Institution(s) in charge

• Ministère de la Culture

  4, boulevard Roosevelt, L-2450 Luxembourg
  Tél. : (+352) 247-86600; E-mail : [email protected]

  The Ministry of Culture develops and implements the government's national and international cultural policy. In parallel with the implementation of the national policy for the protection and enhancement of cultural heritage, it develops artistic creation and supports the international promotion of artists and cultural actors.
• Institut national pour le patrimoine architectural - INPA
  26, rue Münster . L-2160 Luxembourg 
  Tél. (+352) 247-866 50  Fax: (+352) 4617 79; Email: [email protected] 
  
  The National Institute for Architectural Heritage – INPA is responsible for the study, conservation, protection and enhancement of the national architectural heritage. It operates throughout the territory, in rural and urban areas, in religious, landscape, industrial, feudal and fortified environments.
   

 Other actors

 Relevant legislation

Law of 25 February 2022 on cultural heritage

• This law repealed the amended law of 18 July 1983 concerning the conservation and protection of national sites and monuments.

Law of 18 July 2018 on the protection of nature and natural resources

 Protection measures

Luxembourg offers legal protection for certain gardens, mainly when they are of historical or cultural heritage interest.

Currently, about 70 parks and gardens have national heritage recognition and are classified as national monuments or listed in the supplementary inventory.

In practice, many protected gardens are protected as elements associated with an architectural ensemble (castles, abbeys, historic residences), and not always as autonomous entities.

 Existing inventories

To date, Luxembourg does not have a national scientific inventory dedicated exclusively to historic gardens and parks. The protected gardens include: either in the classifications of national monuments, either in the supplementary inventory of the heritage, often as an integral part of a listed built property.

Some parks and gardens do not benefit from national protection, but are classified at the municipal level.

 Online information

www.inpa.lu

 Specialised training

 Awareness-raising actions

Rendezvous in the gardens (jardinsluxembourg.lu)

Since 2020, Luxembourg has been taking part in the "Rendez-vous aux Jardins", which aims to raise public awareness of the cultural, social and ecological value of gardens. Every year, parks and gardens open their doors to offer visits, workshops and activities, in order to promote the preservation and enhancement of the natural heritage as part of a European programme.

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