Heinerscheid Explained

Heinerscheid
Native Name:	Hengescht
Native Name Lang:	lb
Settlement Type:	Former commune
Mapsize:	200px
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Luxembourg
Subdivision Type1:	Canton
Subdivision Name1:	Clervaux
Leader Title:	Mayor
Unit Pref:	Metric
Population Density Km2:	auto
Timezone1:	CET
Utc Offset1:	+1
Timezone1 Dst:	CEST
Utc Offset1 Dst:	+2
Blank Name Sec1:	LAU 2
Website:	heinerscheid.lu

Heinerscheid is a small town in northern Luxembourg, in the commune of Clervaux.

It was its own commune until its merger with Clervaux in 2009.^[1]

, the town of Heinerscheid has a population of 678.^[2]

Former commune

The former commune consisted of the villages:

• Fischbach (Fëschbech)
• Grindhausen (Grandsen)
• Heinerscheid (Hengescht)
• Hupperdange (Hëpperdang)
• Kalborn (Kaalber)
• Lieler (Léiler)
• Fossenhof (Fossenhaff) (lieu-dit)
• Kaesfurt (Kéisfuert) (lieu-dit)
• Kalborn-Moulin (Kaalber Millen) (lieu-dit)
• Lausdorn (Lausduer) (lieu-dit) - partially shared with the Commune of Wäisswampech
• Tintesmühle (Tëntesmillen) (lieu-dit)

Notable people

• Pierre Johanns (1882–1955), a Luxemburger Jesuit priest, missionary in India and Indologist.

References

1. Web site: Fusion des communes de Clervaux, Heinerscheid et Munshausen . Government of Luxembourg . Legilux . 13 June 2015 . 15 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150615025931/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2009/0125/2009A1756A.html . dead .
2. Web site: Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité . 2024-01-07 . data.public.lu.