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Eitermillen

Coordinates: 49°34′46″N 6°15′24″E / 49.5794331°N 6.2566093°E / 49.5794331; 6.2566093
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Eitermillen
Oetrange-Moulin
Hamlet (Miil)
Éitermillen
The now defunct white signage used to indicate entry to the Lieu-Dit
The now defunct white signage used to indicate entry to the Lieu-Dit
Eitermillen is located in Luxembourg
Eitermillen
Eitermillen
Coordinates: 49°34′46″N 6°15′24″E / 49.5794331°N 6.2566093°E / 49.5794331; 6.2566093
CountryLuxembourg
CantonLuxembourg District
CommuneContern
LocalityOetrange
Elevation
265.35 m (870.57 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2
Postal Code
L-5331
Post Town
Oetrange
LAU 2LU0000302

Éitermillen (French: Oetrange-Moulin), sometimes referred to as Maulin Diederich, is a settlement and Lieu-Dit centred around a former mill near Moutfort in the Commune of Contern in Luxembourg. It is located on the E29 main road.[1][2][3] Éitermillen is elevated 265 metres above sea level and is in post code area L-5331.[4][5][6]

History

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The area now referred to as Éitermillen dates back to sometime in the 19th Century, the oldest written record dates back to 1890 where it was listed as a locality in the census, having a population of 8.[7] It was later listed on a map from 1905 under the name "Maulin Diederich.[8]


The area now known as Eitermillen began with the construction of a building in 1897 which in 1969 became the restaurant "Hostellerie La Cheminée". In 1974 a traffic collision destroyed the Chimney attached the building. The restaurant would later become Ma Langue Sourit, a 2 michelin star restaurant which is still located there to this day.[9]

Geography

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The Kackeschbaach flowing near Éitermillen

Éitermillen is located in the Commune of Contern, in Canton Luxembourg in Luxembourg district. Éitermillen is grouped into both the Cadastral district and locality of Oetrange.[10] Centred on the N2 main road a part of European route E29, Éitermillen lies in the valley of the Kackeschbaach.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Eitermillen, Oetrange/Éiter, Contern/Konter, Luxembourg/Lëtzebuerg, Luxembourg/Lëtzebuerg: 5331 | Luxembourg Postcode ✉️". lux.postcodebase.com. Retrieved 2022-03-03.
  2. ^ "BnL Viewer". viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  3. ^ "Éitermillen, Éiter - Ötringermühle, Ötringen - Moulin d'Oetrange". www.industrie.lu. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  4. ^ "Eitermillen, Oetrange/Éiter, Contern/Konter, Luxembourg/Lëtzebuerg, Luxembourg/Lëtzebuerg: 5331 | Luxembourg Postcode ✉️". lux.postcodebase.com. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  5. ^ "Eitermillen, Oetrange, 5331 - CodePostalMonde.com". www.codepostalmonde.com. Retrieved 2022-06-27.
  6. ^ a b map.geoportail.lu https://map.geoportail.lu/theme/main?crosshair=true&zoom=16&X=695750&Y=6376960&bgLayer=basemap_2015_global&version=3&layers=&opacities=&lang=fr&time=&rotation=0. Retrieved 2024-12-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  7. ^ Pasinomie luxembourgeoise: recueil des lois, décrets, arrêtés, règlements généraux et spéciaux etc. qui peuvent être invoqués dans le Grand-Duché de Luxembourg. 1886/90 (1890) (in French). 1890.
  8. ^ "Topographische Karte 1905 - Geodaten der Gemeinde Contern". map.geoportail.lu. Retrieved 2024-12-20.
  9. ^ "Hostellerie La Cheminée - Ma Langue sourit, Éitermillen - Ötringermühle - Moulin d'Oetrange". www.industrie.lu. Retrieved 2024-10-03.
  10. ^ "Cadastral sections - Geodata of the municipality Contern". map.geoportail.lu. Retrieved 2024-12-10.