Tuntange
Tuntange Tënten | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
 Tuntange church and its remarkable platanus | |
| Country |  Luxembourg |
| Canton | Mersch |
| Commune | Helperknapp |
| Area | |
| • Total | 187 km2 (72 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,364 |
| Website | https://www.helperknapp.lu |
Tuntange (French pronunciation: [tœ̃tɑ̃ʒ]; Luxembourgish: Tënten; German: Tüntingen) is a small town in western Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. As of 2024, it had a population of 1,364.[2]
Until 31 December 2017, it was a commune. On 1 January 2018, the commune was merged with Boevange-sur-Attert to form the new commune of Helperknapp.
Former commune
[edit]The former commune consisted of the villages:
- Ansembourg
- Bour
- Hollenfels
- Marienthal
- Tuntange (seat)
- Claushof (lieu-dit)
- Kalbacherhof (lieu-dit)
- Marienthalerhof (lieu-dit)
Coat of arms
[edit]The arms were granted on January 25, 1983.
The field with its single charge, a buckle, is derived from the arms of the Lords of Hollenfels, as the village was part of the Hollenfels Estate. The chief symbolizes the three castles in the town; the Hollenfels Castle and the Old Castle of Ansembourg and New Castle of Ansembourg.
References
[edit]- ^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
- ^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
External links
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