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Hobscheid Habscht | |
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Former commune | |
Country | Luxembourg |
Canton | Capellen |
Commune | Habscht |
Government | |
• Mayor | Serge Hoffmann |
Website | hobscheid.lu |
Hobscheid (Luxembourgish : Habscht) is a town in western Luxembourg. It is part of the commune of Habscht, in the canton of Capellen, which is part of the district of Luxembourg. As of 2024, it had a population of 1,979. [1]
Hobscheid was the administrative centre of a commune by the same name until 2018, when it was merged with the commune of Septfontaines to form the commune of Habscht.
The former commune consisted of the villages:
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