Advent Calendar
December 9th: Beggen district
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Café Villa
Café Villa: A Unique Spot for You and Your Dog
Café Villa, located in the heart of Beggen, is a dog-friendly café offering a warm and authentic experience. Dogs can enjoy 100% natural, homemade biscuits, while their owners can enjoy a drink or savor South American-inspired dishes made fresh on-site with quality ingredients. The cozy atmosphere is perfect for relaxing or sharing a meal. As the holiday season approaches, the café also offers a special Christmas menu.
About Beggen district
What is today the City of Luxembourg’s district of Beggen was once a small village to the north of the Fortress of Luxembourg.
In 1611, just seven households appeared in the census records for Beggen, and at the end of the Thirty Years’ War, in 1657, a mere five houses were inhabited in the village, their few inhabitants basket weavers and day labourers.
While poor Beggen seemed very much in danger of dying out altogether, and indeed remained a tiny village up until the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century, it did, in the end, live to tell the tale and prosper: Over time, the population of the village grew, and by the time of the 1851 census, Beggen recorded 150 inhabitants. The number of people living in Beggen continued to rise, with significant rapid growth during the Industrial Revolution, due to the heightened demand for labour. The establishment of the first blast furnaces in Beggen, at the time part of the then municipality of Eich, made it one of the very first places in Luxembourg to undergo industrialisation.
