Rindschleiden

Rindschleiden, Randschelt in Luxembourgish, is a locality in the commune of Groussbus-Wal in western Luxembourg - until 2023 in the commune of Wahl - and it is known as the smallest locality in the country: the church, the old school, a farm no longer lived in and the presbytery. The church has had Saint Willibrord as its patron since the 16th century, keeps a relic of the saint and stands in its churchyard on the main street. Its foundations go back to the 10th century and its tower to the 12th; inside, three late Gothic naves of the same height and the choir, reworked in the 15th century, have rib vaults, and on those vaults are frescoes of the 15th and early 16th centuries, unique in Luxembourg, which were uncovered in 1953 and restored by Edmond Goergen. The main altar is Baroque, of the 17th century, and the church has been a national monument since 1938. The former parish of Rindschleiden also took in the churches of Grevels and Kuborn and the chapel of Heispelt.

Background

Rindschleiden, Randschelt in Luxembourgish, is a village in northwestern Luxembourg, in the commune of Groussbus-Wal, and it is known as the smallest locality in the country.

Source: Wikipedia, "Rindschleiden"

What to look for

• The vault frescoes - painting of the 15th and early 16th centuries, unique in Luxembourg.
• The late Gothic hall - three naves of the same height under rib vaults.
• The Baroque high altar - from the 17th century.
• The smallest locality - the church, the old school, a farm and the presbytery.

When to go

April to October, or at Pentecost, when a procession in honour of Saint Willibrord goes each year from the Rindschleiden Cross, south of the village, to the church. An hour.

What to expect

Rindschleiden is only a handful of buildings, known as the smallest locality in Luxembourg, and the visit is above all the church and its frescoes.

Nearby

The Randschleider Pad, a woodland path of 1.6 km with twelve stations for reflection and meditation, is in Rindschleiden, as is the Musée Thillenvogtei; Wahl is close by.