Tuntange (; lb, Tënten; german: Tüntingen) is a small town in western

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 the canton of Mersch. Until 31 December 2017, it was a commune. On 1 January 2018, the commune was merged with

Boevange-sur-Attert Boevange-sur-Attert (, literally ''Boevange on Attert''; lb, Béiwen-Atert; german: Böwingen/Attert) is a small town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It is situated on the river Attert. Until 31 December 2017, it was a commune. O ...

to form the new commune of

Helperknapp Helperknapp is a commune in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. It was established on 1 January 2018 from the amalgamation of the communes of Boevange-sur-Attert and Tuntange. Populated places The commune consists of the following villa ...

Former commune

The former commune consisted of the villages: *

Ansembourg Ansembourg (, ) is a village in the commune of Helperknapp, in western Luxembourg. , the village had a population of 61. Ansembourg is in part of the Eisch valley known as the Valley of the Seven Castles. The village is the site of two of the ...

* Bour *

Hollenfels Hollenfels () is a village in the commune of Tuntange, in western Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 238. Hollenfels is famous for the huge keep of its imposing medieval castle A castle is a type of fortified structure built ...

* Marienthal * Tuntange (seat) * Claushof (lieu-dit) * Kalbacherhof (lieu-dit) * Marienthalerhof (lieu-dit)

Coat of arms

The arms were granted on January 25, 1983. The field with its single

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, a buckle, is derived from the arms of the Lords of

, as the village was part of the Hollenfels Estate. The

chief Chief may refer to: Title or rank Military and law enforcement * Chief master sergeant, the ninth, and highest, enlisted rank in the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force * Chief of police, the head of a police department * Chief of the boa ...

symbolizes the three castles in the town; the

Hollenfels Castle Hollenfels Castle (french: Château de Hollenfels), with a history dating back to the 11th century, is one of the castles located close to the Eisch, River Eisch in the Valley of the Seven Castles in central Luxembourg. Today it is used as a centre ...

and the Old Castle of Ansembourg and

New Castle of Ansembourg The New Castle of Ansembourg (french: Grand Château d'Ansembourg), in central Luxembourg is one of the castles belonging to the Valley of the Seven Castles. Located about one kilometre or just over half a mile below the Old Castle of Ansembourg ...

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