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.

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Populated places

The commune consists of the following villages:Boevange-sur-Attert Section:

* Bill
* Boevange-sur-Attert
* Brouch
* Buschdorf
* Grevenknapp
* Fënsterdall
* Obenthalt
* Brichermillen
* Fënsterdallerhéicht
* Helperknapp Tuntange Section:
* Ansembourg
* Bour
* Hollenfels
* Marienthal
* Tuntange
* Claushof
* Kalbacherhof
* Marienthalerhof

History

In two referendums held simultaneously in Boevange-sur-Attert and Tuntange on 25 May 2014, the citizens of both communes approved a municipal merger, with 69.51% and 64.09%, respectively, in favour. Based on the poll, legislators of the two communes voted in favor of the merger. Consequently, on January 1, 2018, Boevange-sur-Attert and Tuntange were subsumed into the new municipality of Helperknapp. The name "Helperknapp" derives from the name of a hill of the same name located within the commune.

Twin towns — sister cities

Helperknapp is twinned with:

Zechin, Germany