Rosport () is the capital of the commune of Rosport-Mompach in eastern

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 ...

. It is part of the canton of

Echternach Echternach (, ; or locally ) is a commune with town status in the canton of Echternach, in eastern Luxembourg. Echternach lies near the border with Germany, and is the oldest town in Luxembourg. History The town grew around the Abbey of Echt ...

, which is part of the district of

Grevenmacher Grevenmacher (; ) is a commune with town status in eastern Luxembourg, near the border with Germany. It gives its name to the canton of Grevenmacher, and, until its abolition in 2015, the district of Grevenmacher. The town is situated on the l ...

. Until 31 December 2017, it was a commune. On 1 January 2018, the commune was merged with

Mompach Mompach () is a village in the commune of Rosport-Mompach in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Echternach, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher Grevenmacher (; ) is a commune with town status in eastern Luxembourg, nea ...

to form the new commune of Rosport-Mompach. Rosport Castle, built in 1892, was the home of the Luxembourg inventor

Henri Tudor Henri Owen Tudor (30 September 1859 – 31 May 1928) was a Luxembourgish engineer, inventor and industrialist. He developed the first commercially usable lead-acid battery. Life Henri Tudor was the son of John Thomas Tudor from Llanarth, Monmo ...

. Since May 2009, the castle has been home to the Tudor Museum where there is an exhibition based on his development of the

lead–acid battery The lead–acid battery is a type of rechargeable battery first invented in 1859 by French physicist Gaston Planté. It was the first type of rechargeable battery to be invented. Compared to modern rechargeable batteries, lead–acid batteries ha ...

."Historique du musée"
, ''Musée Tudor''. . Retrieved 30 March 2011.

Former commune

The former commune consisted of the villages: * Dickweiler * Girst * Hinkel * Osweiler * Rosport * Steinheim * Fromburg (lieu-dit) * Girsterklaus (lieu-dit)

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* Towns in Luxembourg Former communes of Luxembourg {{Echternach-geo-stub