Breakage (Helperknapp)

Bruch ( German ) ; Bruch ( lux. ) Brouch ( French ) ; community Helperknapp
Coordinates :	49 ° 44 ' N , 6 ° 1' E Coordinates: 49 ° 44 '14 " N , 6 ° 1' 8" E
Height :	262–367 m above sea level NN
Area :	5.7 km²
Residents :	740 (Oct. 15, 2012)
Postcodes :	7415, 7416, 7417
Location of Bruch in Luxembourg
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Bruch ( Luxembourgish Bruch , French Brouch ) is a town in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and until December 2017 it belonged to the Katatster Section C of the municipality of Böwingen / Attert in the canton of Mersch ; since January 2018 it has belonged to the newly formed municipality of Helperknapp . Bruch is surrounded by Buschdorf (in the north), Reckingen (in the east), Tüntingen (in the south) and Saeul (in the west). Bruch also borders the hamlets of Brichermillen and Ophalten . In 2012 Bruch had 740 inhabitants, spread over 280 households. The proportion of foreigners was 21.49%, i.e. 159 inhabitants. The pastor of the parish has been Hw. Joël Santer.

church

The Roman Catholic Saint Matthias Church in Bruch is at the intersection of Rue du Village and Rue d'Arlon . The cemetery is to the east of the church building. The church belongs to the parish association Sankt Willibrord Helpert, and thus to the pastoral region center and to the deanery Mersch.

Construction of the church began in 1878 and was completed in 1880. The church was built in the neo-Gothic style. In 1978 the church received an organ that had been made by the Manufacture d'orgues luxembourgeoise Georg Westenfelder . Between 2005 and 2006 the church was extensively renovated. The entire interior, as well as the church windows and the outer facade were renewed.

The church currently has six bells :

The Lady bell, 82 cm, 375 kg, H, 1878 poured from the Glockengießerei Causard in Colmar
The Matthias bell, 95 cm, 490 kg, G sharp, first cast in 1868 by the Mabilon bell foundry, re- cast in 1951 by the same foundry
The Christ the Redeemer Bell, 107 cm, 600 kg, Fis, cast in 2006 by the bell foundry of Maria Laach Abbey
The Josef Bell, 86 cm, 420 kg, Ais, cast in 2006 by the bell foundry of Maria Laach Abbey
The Albinus and Celsus bell, 76 cm, 300 kg, Cis, cast in 2006 by the bell foundry of Maria Laach Abbey
The Willibrord bell, 67 cm, 210 kg, Dis, cast in 2006 by the bell foundry of Maria Laach Abbey .