Hoscheid

Hoscheid

Houschent
Hoscheid Houschent
Former commune
	The town hall
	Coat of arms
	Map of Luxembourg with Hoscheid highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
	Coordinates: 49°56′50″N 6°04′50″E / 49.9472°N 6.0806°E
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Clervaux
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Website	hoscheid.lu

Hoscheid (Luxembourgish: Houschent) is a small town in north-eastern Luxembourg. It was a commune, part of the canton of Diekirch, which was part of the district of Diekirch.

On January 1, 2012, the commune merged with Consthum and Hosingen communes to form the commune of Parc Hosingen; thereby becoming part of the canton of Clervaux.

As of 2023^[update], the town had a population of 525.^[1]

Among local personalities is Jean Ersfeld, who, in 2004, led his party, the Free Party of Luxembourg in the legislative elections.

Former commune

The former commune consisted of the villages:

Houscheid
Houscheid-Dickt
Oberschlinder
Unterschlinder
Markebach (lieu-dit)
Kehrmuhle (lieu-dit)
Schilkeschleedchen where a firing range of the Luxembourg Armed Forces is located

References

^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.

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[1] "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.

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