Helperknapp | |
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Coordinates: 49°43′2″N 6°0′38″E / 49.71722°N 6.01056°E | |
Country | Luxembourg |
Canton | Mersch |
Area | |
• Total | 37.61 km2 (14.52 sq mi) |
• Rank | 16th of 100 |
Highest elevation | 393 m (1,289 ft) |
• Rank | 56th of 100 |
Lowest elevation | 225 m (738 ft) |
• Rank | 38th of 100 |
Population (2023) | |
• Total | 4,941 |
• Rank | 39th of 100 |
• Density | 130/km2 (340/sq mi) |
• Rank | 60th of 100 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
LAU 2 | LU0000403 |
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.
The commune consists of the following villages:
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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.[1]
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Luxembourg |
Helperknapp is twinned with:[3]