Heiderscheid
{{short description|Town in Luxembourg}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Heiderscheid
| native_name = Heischent
| native_name_lang = lb
| settlement_type = Former commune
| image_skyline = Burfelt 3.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Burfelt hamlet
| image_shield = Coat of arms heiderscheid luxbrg.png
| shield_alt =
| shield_size = 100x80px
| image_map = Map Heiderscheid.PNG
| map_alt =
| mapsize = 200px
| map_caption = Map of Luxembourg with Heiderscheid highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
| coordinates = {{coord|49.887215|N|5.978499|E|region:LU_type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Luxembourg}}
| subdivision_type1 = Canton
| subdivision_name1 = Wiltz
| subdivision_type2 = commune
| subdivision_name2 = Esch-sur-Sûre
| established_title =
| established_date =
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
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| population_footnotes =
| population_as_of = {{Luxembourg communes statistics year}}
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone1 = CET
| utc_offset1 = +1
| timezone1_DST = CEST
| utc_offset1_DST = +2
| blank_name_sec1 = LAU 2
| website = [http://www.heiderscheid.lu heiderscheid.lu]
| footnotes =
}}
Heiderscheid ({{Langx|lb|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.{{cite web|url=http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2011/0110/2011A1723A.html|title=Fusion des communes d'Esch/Sûre, Heiderscheid et Neunhausen|publisher=Government of Luxembourg|website=Legilux|access-date=13 June 2015|archive-date=18 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160918220708/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2011/0110/2011A1723A.html|url-status=dead}}
{{As of|2023}}, the town of Heiderscheid had a population of 687.{{Cite web |url=https://data.public.lu/fr/datasets/registre-national-des-personnes-physiques-rnpp-population-par-localite-population-per-locality/ |title=Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité |date=2024-01-07 |website=data.public.lu}}
Former commune
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
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