Tuntange
Tuntange (Luxembourgish: Téinten, German: Tüntingen) is a small town in western Luxembourg, in the canton of Mersch.
Tuntange
Téinten | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Tuntange church and its remarkable platanus | |
| Country |  Luxembourg |
| Canton | Mersch |
| Commune | Helperknapp |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christiane Eicher-Karier |
| Area | |
| • Total | 187 km2 (72 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 1,720 |
| Website | https://www.helperknapp.lu |
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.
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