Burscheid (Luxembourg)

Burscheid

coat of arms	map
Basic data
State :	Luxembourg
Coordinates :	49 ° 55 '  N , 6 ° 5'  E Coordinates: 49 ° 54 '33 "  N , 6 ° 4' 49"  E
Canton :	Diekirch
Residents :	1725 (January 1, 2019)
Area :	36.9 km²
Population density :	46.8 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number:	0602
Website:	www.bourscheid.lu
politics
Mayor:	Annie Nickels-Theis
Elective system :	Majority vote

Burscheid ( Luxembourgish Buerschent , French Bourscheid ) is a municipality in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and belongs to the canton of Diekirch .

Geographical location

Burscheid from the hill BECHEL seen

The municipality of Burscheid is located in the north of Luxembourg in the Luxembourg Ardennes (the Ösling ).

Composition of the community

The municipality of Burscheid consists of the following localities:

• Burscheid
• Burscheidermühle
• Flebour
• Goebelsmühle
• Come
• Lipperscheid
• Michelau
• Scheidel
• Schlindermanderscheid
• Welscheid

The Sour at Michelau

Worth seeing

The main attraction of the town of Bourscheid is the first time in 1095 mentioned Bourscheid . The castle can be visited and is used for various events.

Partner municipality

The partner municipality is the city of Burscheid in the Bergisches Land (Germany).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ STATEC Luxembourg - Population par canton et commune 1821–2019 (French)

literature

• Nicolas Leyder: Bourscheid in the war 1940–1945. on-line

Web links

Commons : Burscheid  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the municipality of Burscheid