Kautenbach

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Kautenbach
Kautebaach

Former commune of Luxembourg
District Diekirch
Canton Wiltz
Created: Original commune
Abolished: 1 January 2006
Currently: Part of Kiischpelt

Kautenbach (Luxembourgish: Kautebaach) is a small village in the commune of Kiischpelt, in northern Luxembourg. As of 2005, the village has a population of 120.

Kautenbach was a commune in the canton of Wiltz until 1 January 2006, when it was merged with the commune of Wilwerwiltz to form the new commune of Kiischpelt. The law creating Kiischpelt was passed on 14 July 2005.[1] Until 17 April 1914, the commune was known as 'Alscheid', after its former administrative centre. On that date, the administrative centre was moved from Alscheid to Kautenbach.[2]

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ^ (French) Mémorial A, 2005, No. 116 (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved on August 15, 2006.
  2. ^ (French)/(German) Mémorial A, 1914, No. 22 (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved on October 29, 2006.

Coordinates: 49°57′N, 6°01′E