Kautenbach () is a village in the commune of

Kiischpelt Kiischpelt is a commune in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Wiltz. The commune's administrative centre is Wilwerwiltz. Kiischpelt was formed on 1 January 2006 from the former communes of Kautenbach and Wilwerwiltz, both in Wiltz canton. ...

, in northern

Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...

. In 2024, the village had a population of 152. Kautenbach was a commune in the

canton Canton may refer to: Administrative divisions * Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries * Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French Arts and entertainment * Canton (band), an It ...

Wiltz Wiltz ( or (locally) ) is a commune with town status in north-western Luxembourg, situated in the canton of the same name. Wiltz is situated on the banks of the river Wiltz. It was also a battleground in the Battle of the Bulge, near t ...

until January 1, 2006, when it was merged with the commune of

Wilwerwiltz Wilwerwiltz () is a village in the commune of Kiischpelt, in northern Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 265. Wilwerwiltz was a commune in the canton of Wiltz until 1 January 2006, when it was merged with the commune of Kautenbac ...

to form the new commune of Kiischpelt. The law creating Kiischpelt was passed on 14 July 2005. Until 17 April 1914, the commune was known as '

Alscheid Alscheid () is a village in the commune of Kiischpelt, in northern Luxembourg. , the village had a population of 80. Alscheid gave its name to the former commune of Kautenbach until 17 April 1914, when the commune was given the name Kautenba ...

', after its former administrative centre. On that date, the administrative centre was moved from Alscheid to Kautenbach. The ancient

Schuttbourg Castle Schuttbourg (Luxembourgish: ''Schlass Schibbreg''; ) is a castle in Luxembourg. It is located near the town of Kautenbach, above the left bank of the Clerve. Since 1997, It has been owned by Ferdinand Feltgen, who has plans to restore the grounds ...

is located near the Village of Kautenbach.

Former commune

The former commune consisted of the villages: *

* Kautenbach * Merkholz * Koenerhof (lieu-dit) * Schuttbourg-Château (lieu-dit) * Schuttbourg-Moulin (lieu-dit)

Footnotes

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