Hoscheid () is a small town in north-eastern

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. It was a

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, part of the canton of Diekirch, which was part of the district of Diekirch. On January 1, 2012, the commune merged with

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and

Hosingen Hosingen () is a small village and former commune in northern Luxembourg. On January 1, 2012, the commune merged with Consthum and Hoscheid communes to form Parc Hosingen commune. Near Hosingen there is a transmitter for FM and TV of RTL. , t ...

communes to form

Parc Hosingen Parc Hosingen ( lb, Parc Housen) is a commune in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. It lies on the border with Germany. It has an area of 70,65 km2 The commune of Parc Hosingen was formed on 1 January 2012 from the former communes o ...

commune; thereby becoming part of

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canton. , the town of Hoscheid, which lies in the south of the commune, had a population of 473. Among local personalities is

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, who, in 2004, led his party, the

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in the legislative elections.

Former commune

The former commune consisted of the villages: * Houscheid * Houscheid-Dickt * Oberschlinder * Unterschlinder * Markebach (lieu-dit) * Kehrmuhle (lieu-dit) * Schilkeschleedchen where a firing range of the

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is located Communes in Diekirch (canton) Towns in Luxembourg {{Diekirch-geo-stub