Hoscheid
Hoscheid (Luxembourgish: Houschent) is a small town in north-eastern Luxembourg. It was a commune, part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch.
Hoscheid
Houschent | |
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Former commune | |
 The town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Map of Luxembourg with Hoscheid highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red | |
| Coordinates: 49.9472°N 6.0806°E | |
| Country |  Luxembourg |
| Canton | Clervaux |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | hoscheid.lu |
On January 1, 2012, the commune merged with Consthum and Hosingen communes to form Parc Hosingen commune; thereby becoming part of Clervaux canton, still in the district of Diekirch.
As of 2005, the town of Hoscheid, which lies in the south of the commune, had a population of 311.
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)
- Part of the Schilkeschleedchen of Schéissstand is within the Luxembourg Army
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