Heiderscheid



Heiderscheid (Heischent) is a small town in northwestern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Wiltz, which is part of the district of Diekirch.

Previously, it was a former commune but was merged into Esch-sur-Sûre (with Neunhausen) in 2011.

, the town of Heiderscheid had a population of 687.

Former commune
The former commune consisted of the villages:


 * Dirbach
 * Eschdorf (former seat)
 * Heiderscheid
 * Fond de Heiderscheid
 * Merscheid
 * Ringel
 * Tadler
 * Hierheck (lieu-dit)

Notable people

 * Dr Michel Welter (1859 in Heiderscheid – 1924), a Luxembourgish politician, and former leader of the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party
 * Marco Schank (born 1954 in Ettelbruck), a Luxembourgish politician, mayor of Heiderscheid (1994-2009) and Esch-sur-Sûre (since 2017)