Bourscheid, Luxembourg

Bourscheid

Buerschent
Bourscheid Buerschent
Commune
	Coat of arms
	Map of Luxembourg with Bourscheid highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
	Coordinates: 49°54′33″N 6°03′46″E / 49.909167°N 6.062778°E
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Diekirch
Area
• Total	36.86 km2 (14.23 sq mi)
• Rank	17th of 102
Highest elevation	513 m (1,683 ft)
• Rank	17th of 102
Lowest elevation	207 m (679 ft)
• Rank	27th of 102
Population (2023)
• Total	1,678
• Rank	83rd of 102
• Density	46/km2 (120/sq mi)
• Rank	96th of 102
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000602

Bourscheid (Luxembourgish: Buerschent [ˈbuːə̯ʃənt]; German: Burscheid) is a commune and small town in north-eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch.

As of 2005^[update], the town of Bourscheid, which lies in the centre of the commune, had a population of 266, which subsequently increased to 529 by 2019.^[1] Other settlements within the commune include Goebelsmuhle, Lipperscheid, Michelau, Schlindermanderscheid, and Welscheid.

Bourscheid Castle located close to the village is Luxembourg's largest and one of the most important medieval castles between the Meuse and the Rhine.^[2]

References

^ "De Buurschter" (PDF). June 2019. p. 11.
^ "Château de Bourscheid" Archived December 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine, Bourscheid castle. (in English) Retrieved 18 October 2012.