Bourscheid ( lb, Buerschent ; german: Burscheid) is a
commune and small town in north-eastern
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...
. It is part of the canton of
Diekirch, which is part of the district of
Diekirch.
, the town of Bourscheid, which lies in the centre of the commune, had a population of 266, which subsequently increased to 466 by 2021. Other settlements within the commune include
Goebelsmuhle,
Lipperscheid,
Michelau,
Schlindermanderscheid, and
Welscheid.
Bourscheid Castle located close to the village is Luxembourg's largest and one of the most important medieval castles between the
Meuse
The Meuse ( , , , ; wa, Moûze ) or Maas ( , ; li, Maos or ) is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a ...
and the
Rhine
), Surselva, Graubünden, Switzerland
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.
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Communes in Diekirch (canton)
Towns in Luxembourg
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