# Heiderscheid

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**Heiderscheid** (ˈhaɪdɐʃaɪt; Luxembourgish: *Heischent*) is a small town in northwestern [Luxembourg](/source/Luxembourg). It is part of the [canton of Wiltz](/source/Wiltz_(canton)), which is part of the [district of Diekirch](/source/Diekirch_(district)).

It was previously its own [commune](/source/Communes_of_Luxembourg) but was merged into [Esch-sur-Sûre](/source/Esch-sur-S%C3%BBre) (alongside [Neunhausen](/source/Neunhausen)) in 2011.[1]

As of 2025, the town of Heiderscheid had a population of 729.[2]

## Former commune

The former commune consisted of the villages:

- Dirbach
- [Eschdorf](/source/Eschdorf) (former seat)
- Heiderscheid
- Fond de Heiderscheid
- [Merscheid](/source/Merscheid)
- Ringel
- Tadler
- Hierheck (lieu-dit)

## Notable people

- Dr [Michel Welter](/source/Michel_Welter) (1859 in Heiderscheid – 1924), a Luxembourgish politician, and former leader of the [Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party](/source/Luxembourg_Socialist_Workers'_Party)
- [Marco Schank](/source/Marco_Schank) (born 1954 in Ettelbruck), a Luxembourgish politician, mayor of Heiderscheid (1994-2009) and Esch-sur-Sûre (since 2017)

## References

1. ["Fusion des communes d'Esch/Sûre, Heiderscheid et Neunhausen"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160918220708/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2011/0110/2011A1723A.html). *Legilux*. Government of Luxembourg. Archived from [the original](http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2011/0110/2011A1723A.html) on 18 September 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2015.

1. ["Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité"](https://data.public.lu/fr/datasets/registre-national-des-personnes-physiques-rnpp-population-par-localite-population-per-locality/). *data.public.lu*. 2025-09-30.

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