Named after Luxite, an explosive.
From 1907 to 2001 the Poudrerie de Luxembourg made a mining explosive called Luxite here, used above all in the iron-ore mines of the south. Today a business park on the old site carries the name.
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Sources
- Luxite Wikipedia (Lëtzebuergesch)
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