Tuntange (; lb, Tënten; german: Tüntingen) is a small town in western
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 ...
.
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
Helperknapp.
Former commune
The former commune consisted of the villages:
*
Ansembourg
*
Bour
*
Hollenfels
*
Marienthal
* Tuntange (seat)
*
Claushof (lieu-dit)
*
Kalbacherhof (lieu-dit)
*
Marienthalerhof (lieu-dit)
Coat of arms
The arms were granted on January 25, 1983.
The field with its single
charge
Charge or charged may refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Films
* ''Charge, Zero Emissions/Maximum Speed'', a 2011 documentary
Music
* ''Charge'' (David Ford album)
* ''Charge'' (Machel Montano album)
* ''Charge!!'', an album by The Aqua ...
, a buckle, is derived from the arms of the Lords of
Hollenfels, as the village was part of the Hollenfels Estate. The
chief
Chief may refer to:
Title or rank
Military and law enforcement
* Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force
* Chief of police, the head of a police department
* Chief of the boa ...
symbolizes the three castles in the town; the
Hollenfels Castle and the
Old Castle of Ansembourg and
New Castle of Ansembourg.
External links
*
Tuntange
Former communes of Luxembourg
Towns in Luxembourg
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