Munsbach Castle

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Munsbach Castle (Luxembourgish: Schlass Mënsbech; {{langx|fr|link=no|Château de Munsbach}}; German: Schloss Münsbach) is located to the west of Munsbach, in the Schuttrange commune, east of Luxembourg city. Built in 1775{{cite web |url=https://www.industrie.lu/ChateauMunsbach.html |title=History of The Munsbach Castle|website=industrie.lu|language=fr}} in the Baroque style, the main building was originally used as a manor for a long time, before it was transformed into a castle at the end of the 19th century, with the addition of two towers and a number of independent buildings.{{cite web |url=https://cc-cdse.lu/en/the-centre/the-castle |title=The castle|website=Centre pour le développement socio-émotionnel}}{{cite web |url=https://www.visitluxembourg.com/place/munsbach-castle |title=Munsbach Castle|website=Visit Luxembourg}}

The castle is situated in the midst of a park with a rose garden that is permanently open to the public free of charge,{{cite web |url=https://luxembourg.public.lu/en/visit/arts-and-culture/patrimoine-paysager.html |title=LANDSCAPE HERITAGE – UNION BETWEEN CULTURE AND NATURE|website=luxembourg.public.lu}} and which hosts an annual Rose Fest in September.{{cite web |url=https://www.schuttrange.lu/agenda/fiche/2021/09/19/rousefest |title=LA ROSE EN FÊTE – Roseraie Château de Munsbach|website=schuttrange.lu}} The garden preserves a collection of more than 600 rose varieties{{cite web |url=https://www.rousefrenn.lu/en/rose-garden/ |title=Rose Garden Château de Munsbach|website=Lëtzebuerger Rousefrënn}} with a rich history of Luxembourgish heritage, dating back to the beginning of the 20th century, when Luxembourg was once the largest exporter of roses in the world.{{cite web|author=Faye Peterson|title=La vie en rose|url=https://www.luxtimes.lu/expathub/whatshappening/la-vie-en-rose/1332614.html|website=Luxembourg Times|access-date=6 July 2021}} The rose garden was created and is regularly maintained and improved by volunteers of the Lëtzebuerger Rousefrënn (Luxembourg Rose friends) association, in collaboration with the Schuttrange commune.

The castle itself cannot be visited, and it now serves as the administrative building of the Centre for Social and Emotional Development (CDSE) which created and designed the first open-air mindfulness trail in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, which was inaugurated in 2021 by Claude Meisch as Minister of National Education, Children and Youth. With the help of mindfulness, a practice with origins in Buddhism, the CDSE promotes awareness of emotional skills and well-being. It was originally an initiative in response to the effects of stress and emotional insecurity caused by the covid-pandemic.{{cite web |url=https://gemengen.lu/web/2021/07/20/claude-meisch-a-inaugure-le-premier-sentier-de-pleine-conscience-au-luxembourg/ |title=Claude Meisch a inauguré le premier sentier de pleine conscience au Luxembourg|website=gemengen.lu|language=french}}{{cite web|author=Tatiana Salvan|title=Sur le chemin de la pleine conscience|url=https://lequotidien.lu/luxembourg/sur-le-chemin-de-la-pleine-conscience/|website=Le Quotidien|access-date=2 August 2021|language=french}}