Tuntange

Place in Luxembourg

Tuntange Tënten
Coat of arms
Tuntange church and its remarkable platanus
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Mersch
Commune	Helperknapp
Area
• Total	187 km² (72 sq mi)
Population (2024)^[1]
• Total	1,364
Website	https://www.helperknapp.lu

Tuntange (French pronunciation: [tœ̃tɑ̃ʒ]; Luxembourgish: Tënten; German: Tüntingen) is a small town in western Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch. As of 2024, it had a population of 1,364.^[2]

Until 31 December 2017, it was a commune. On 1 January 2018, the commune was merged with Boevange-sur-Attert to form the new commune of Helperknapp.

Former commune

The former commune consisted of the villages:

Ansembourg
Bour
Hollenfels
Marienthal
Tuntange (seat)
Claushof (lieu-dit)
Kalbacherhof (lieu-dit)
Marienthalerhof (lieu-dit)

Coat of arms

The arms were granted on January 25, 1983.

The field with its single charge, a buckle, is derived from the arms of the Lords of Hollenfels, as the village was part of the Hollenfels Estate. The chief symbolizes the three castles in the town; the Hollenfels Castle and the Old Castle of Ansembourg and New Castle of Ansembourg.

References

^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.
^ "Registre national des personnes physiques RNPP : Population par localité". data.public.lu. 2024-01-07.