Helperknapp is a

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

in central

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 land ...

, in the

canton of Mersch Mersch is a canton in the centre of Luxembourg. It is the only canton, other than Luxembourg, to be entirely surrounded by other cantons, and therefore not to have an international boundary. Its capital is Mersch. Administrative divisions Mersc ...

. It was established on 1 January 2018 from the amalgamation of the communes of

Boevange-sur-Attert Boevange-sur-Attert (, literally ''Boevange on Attert''; lb, Béiwen-Atert; german: Böwingen/Attert) is a small town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated on the river Attert. Until 31 December 2017, it was a commune. On ...

and

Tuntange Tuntange (; lb, Tënten; german: Tüntingen) is a small town in western Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. 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 ...

Populated places

The commune consists of the following villages: *

Section: **

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** Brouch **

Buschdorf Buschdorf () is a small town in the commune of Boevange-sur-Attert, in western Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link= ...

** Grevenknapp ** Fënsterdall ** Obenthalt **

Brichermillen Brichermillen is a former mill and small hamlet located in the commune of Contern. It is located on the Syre, at an altitude of 264 meters on the border of the communes of Contern, Weiler-la-Tour and Dalheim. Brichermillen is on a small spur of ...

(lieu-dit) ** Fënsterdallerhéicht (lieu-dit) ** Helperknapp (lieu-dit) *

Section: ** Ansembourg ** Bour ** Hollenfels ** Marienthal **

(seat) ** Claushof (lieu-dit) ** Kalbacherhof (lieu-dit) ** Marienthalerhof (lieu-dit)

History

In a two referendums held simultaneously in Boevange-sur-Attert and Tuntange on 25 May 2014, the citizens of both communes approved a municipal merger, with 69.51% and 64.09%, respectively, in favour. Based on the poll, legislators of the two communes voted in favor of the merger. Consequently, on January 1, 2018, Boevange-sur-Attert and Tüntingen were subsumed into the new municipality of Helperknapp. The name "Helperknapp" derives from the name of a hill of the same name located within the commune.

Population

Twin towns — sister cities

Helperknapp is

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with: *

Zechin Zechin is a municipality in the district Märkisch-Oderland, in Brandenburg, Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG),, is a country in Central Europe. It is the most populous member state of the European Union. ...

, Germany

References

Communes in Mersch (canton) Towns in Luxembourg {{Mersch-geo-stub