Heiderscheid
Heiderscheid (Luxembourgish: Heischent) is a small town in northwestern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Wiltz, which is part of the district of Diekirch.
Previously, it was a former commune but was merged into Esch-sur-Sûre (with Neunhausen) in 2011.
As of 2023, the town of Heiderscheid had a population of 687.
Former commune
The former commune consisted of the villages:
- Dirbach
- Eschdorf (former seat)
- Heiderscheid
- Fond de Heiderscheid
- Merscheid
- Ringel
- Tadler
- Hierheck (lieu-dit)
Notable people
- Dr Michel Welter (1859 in Heiderscheid – 1924), a Luxembourgish politician, and former leader of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
- Marco Schank (born 1954 in Ettelbruck), a Luxembourgish politician, mayor of Heiderscheid (1994-2009) and Esch-sur-Sûre (since 2017)
References
- ^ "Fusion des communes d'Esch/Sûre, Heiderscheid et Neunhausen". Legilux. Government of Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
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