Clervaux is a canton in the north of

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Clervaux Clervaux (; lb, Clierf or (locally) ; german: Clerf) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, administrative capital of the canton of Clervaux. The town's arms, granted in 1896, show three blackbirds on a gold ground in the chief of a red ...

Administrative divisions

Clerveaux Canton consists of the following five

communes An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, religious, ...

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Parc Hosingen Parc Hosingen ( lb, Parc Housen) is a commune in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. It lies on the border with Germany. It has an area of 70,65 km2 The commune of Parc Hosingen was formed on 1 January 2012 from the former communes o ...

Troisvierges Troisvierges (; lb, Ëlwen ; german: Ulflingen) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. The two highest hills in Luxembourg, the Kneiff (560 m) and Buurgplaatz (559 m), are located in the commune. , the town of T ...

Weiswampach Weiswampach ( or (locally) ) is a commune and small town in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. , the town of Weiswampach, which lies in the north of the commune, has a population of 648. Other towns within the commune include Be ...

Wincrange Wincrange ( lb, Wëntger, german: Wintger) is a commune and village in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. The commune is the largest in Luxembourg by geographic area. Wincrange was formed on 1 January 1978 from the former communes ...

Mergers

* On 1 January 1978 the former communes of

Asselborn Asselborn ( lb, Aasselbuer) is a small town in the commune of Wincrange, in northern Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 387. Asselborn was a commune in the canton of Clervaux until 1 January 1978, when it was merged with the communes of ...

Boevange Boevange ( lb, Béigen, german: Böwingen) is a village in the commune of Wincrange, in northern Luxembourg. , the village had a population of 117. Boevange was a commune in the canton of Clervaux until 1 January 1978, when it was merged with ...

Hachiville Hachiville ( lb, Helzen, de , Helzingen) is a village in the commune of Wincrange, in northern Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 181. Hachiville was a commune in the canton of Clervaux until 1 January 1978, when it was merged with ...

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Oberwampach Oberwampach ( lb, Uewerwampech) is a village in the commune of Wincrange, in northern Luxembourg. , the village had a population of 172. Oberwampach was a commune in the canton of Clervaux until 1 January 1978, when it was merged with the commun ...

(all from Clervaux Canton) were merged to create the commune of Wincrange. The law creating Wincrange was passed on 31 October 1977. * On 29 May 2009 the former communes of

Heinerscheid Heinerscheid () is a small town in northern Luxembourg, in the commune of Clervaux. It was its own commune until its merger with Clervaux in 2009. , the town of Heinerscheid has a population of 580. Former commune The former commune consisted ...

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Munshausen Munshausen ( lb, Munzen) is a village in northern Luxembourg, in the commune of Clervaux. Munshausen was the seat of its own commune until it was merged with Clervaux in 2009. , the village of Munshausen had a population of 172, while the former ...

(both from Clervaux Canton) were absorbed into the commune of Clervaux. The law expanding Clervaux was passed on 24 May 2011. * On 1 January 2012 the former communes of

Consthum Consthum () is a village and a former commune in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. On January 1, 2012, the commune merged with Hoscheid and Hosingen Hosingen () is a small village and former commune in northern Luxembourg. On ...

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Hosingen Hosingen () is a small village and former commune in northern Luxembourg. On January 1, 2012, the commune merged with Consthum and Hoscheid communes to form Parc Hosingen commune. Near Hosingen there is a transmitter for FM and TV of RTL. , t ...

(both from Clervaux Canton) and

Hoscheid Hoscheid () is a small town in north-eastern Luxembourg. It was a commune, part of the canton of Diekirch, which was part of the district of Diekirch. On January 1, 2012, the commune merged with Consthum and Hosingen communes to form Parc Hos ...

(formerly part of Diekirch Canton) were merged to create the commune of Parc Hosingen. The law creating Parc Hosingen was passed on 24 May 2011.

Population

References

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