Pintsch (, ) 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
Kiischpelt is a commune in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Wiltz. The commune's administrative centre is Wilwerwiltz.
Kiischpelt was formed on 1 January 2006 from the former communes of Kautenbach and Wilwerwiltz, both in Wiltz canton. Th ...
, 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 ...
. , the village has a population of 162. It was the site of intense fighting between German and American troops in the January 1945, and one of the last sites of conflict of the
Battle of the Bulge
The Battle of the Bulge, also known as the Ardennes Offensive, was the last major German offensive campaign on the Western Front during World War II. The battle lasted from 16 December 1944 to 28 January 1945, towards the end of the war in ...
, being reduced to ruins by the fighting.
References
Kiischpelt
Villages in Luxembourg
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