Rosport in Echternach, Echternach, Luxembourg — Western Europe

First Electric Lighting

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 21, 2026

1. First Electric Lighting Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Le 24 octobre 1886, le courant jailli des accumulateurs installés par Henri Tudor (1859-1928) en cette partie de l'abbaye fit de la Ville d'Echternach la première localité du pays éclairée à l'électricité.

(On October 24, 1886, current flowed from the accumulators installed by Henri Tudor (1859-1928) in this part of the abbey, making the town of Echternach the first town in the country to be lit by electricity.)

Erected 1986 by La Ville d’Echternach.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Events. A significant historical date for this entry is October 24, 1886.

Location. 49° 48.805′ N, 6° 25.414′ E. Marker is in Echternach, Iechternach (Echternach). It is in Rosport. It is on Rue du Pont, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Rue du Pont 10, Echternach, Iechternach 6471, Luxembourg. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Guttland

and in the Mullerthal.

Globally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

the Benelux Low Countries,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds

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itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 16 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Raymond Petit (approx. 5.5 kilometers away); “CHARLY” Narrow-Gauge Railway (1904-1954) (approx. 7.4 kilometers away); Aerial Bomb / Bomb d’Avion (approx. 7.4 kilometers away); Wartime Refuge Memorial (approx. 12.4 kilometers away in Gréiwemaacher); Otto Rienermann (approx. 12.4 kilometers away in Gréiwemaacher); Burghaus/Gasthaus “zum Löwen” / Castle House/Inn “zum Löwen” (approx. 14.7 kilometers away in Germany); Igeler Säule / Igel Column (approx. 14.7 kilometers away in Germany); Umfeldgestaltung Igeler Säule / Design of the Igel Column Surroundings (approx. 14.7 kilometers away in Germany).

Also see . . . Henri Tudor (Wikipedia). Overview:

Henri Owen Tudor (30 September 1859 – 31 May 1928) was a Luxembourgish engineer, inventor and industrialist. He developed the first commercially usable lead-acid battery.

On 30 April 1886, Henri Tudor signed a convention with the Town Council of Echternach concerning the replacement
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, October 21, 2026

2. First Electric Lighting Marker - wide view
of the existing petroleum street by electric lighting. It was understood that the electric power plant would include a steam boiler, two dynamos and Tudor lead-acid accumulators. For the execution of this project, he founded with his brother Hubert and his cousin Nikolaus Schalkenbach, the firm Tudor Frères & Schalkenbach and established workshops in Rosport. The electric lighting system went on stream on 24 October 1886. Echternach was proud to be the first town in the country to benefit from electric lighting.

(Submitted on October 21, 2026.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 21, 2026. It was originally submitted on October 21, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 21, 2026, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.