Bourscheid ( ; ) is a commune and small town in north-eastern

Luxembourg Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...

. It is part of the canton of

Diekirch Diekirch (; ; or (locally) ; from ''Diet-Kirch'', i.e. "people's church") is a Communes of Luxembourg, commune with List of towns in Luxembourg, town status in north-eastern Luxembourg, in the Diekirch (canton), canton of Diekirch and, until its ...

, which is part of the district of

. , the town of Bourscheid, which lies in the centre of the commune, had a population of 458. Other settlements within the commune include

Goebelsmuhle Goebelsmuhle (, ) is a village in the commune of Bourscheid, in north-eastern Luxembourg. , the village had a population of 26. Nearby is the confluence of the Sauer The Sauer ( German and Luxembourgish, , ) or Sûre ( French, ) is a river ...

, Lipperscheid, Michelau, Schlindermanderscheid, and Welscheid. Bourscheid Castle located close to the village is one of the most important medieval castles between the

Meuse The Meuse or Maas is a major European river, rising in France and flowing through Belgium and the Netherlands before draining into the North Sea from the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta. It has a total length of . History From 1301, the upper ...

and the

Rhine The Rhine ( ) is one of the List of rivers of Europe, major rivers in Europe. The river begins in the Swiss canton of Graubünden in the southeastern Swiss Alps. It forms part of the Swiss-Liechtenstein border, then part of the Austria–Swit ...

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* Communes in Diekirch (canton) Towns in Luxembourg {{Diekirch-geo-stub