Kautenbach ( lb, Kautebaach) is a village in the
commune
A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to:
Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
of
Kiischpelt, in northern
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 lan ...
. In 2005, the village had a population of 120.
Kautenbach was a commune in the
canton of
Wiltz
Wiltz ( lb, Wolz or (locally) ) is a commune with town status in north-western Luxembourg, capital of the canton Wiltz. Wiltz is situated on the banks of the river Wiltz. It was also a battleground in the Battle of the Bulge, near the e ...
until January 1, 2006, when it was merged with the commune of
Wilwerwiltz to form the new commune of Kiischpelt. The law creating Kiischpelt was passed on 14 July 2005.
Until 17 April 1914, the commune was known as '
Alscheid', after its former administrative centre. On that date, the administrative centre was moved from Alscheid to Kautenbach.
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The ancient
Schuttbourg Castle is located near the Village of Kautenbach.
Former commune
The former commune consisted of the villages:
*
Alscheid
* Kautenbach
*
Merkholz
*
Koenerhof (lieu-dit)
*
Schuttbourg-Château (lieu-dit)
*
Schuttbourg-Moulin (lieu-dit)
Footnotes
Kiischpelt
Former communes of Luxembourg
Villages in Luxembourg
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