Heiderscheid

Town in Luxembourg

Former commune in Wiltz, Luxembourg

Heiderscheid Heischent
Former commune
Burfelt hamlet
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Heiderscheid highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49°53′14″N 5°58′43″E / 49.887215°N 5.978499°E / 49.887215; 5.978499
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Wiltz
commune	Esch-sur-Sûre
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	heiderscheid.lu

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.^[1]

As of 2023^[update], the town of Heiderscheid had a population of 687.^[2]

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. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.