Rosport

Rosport Rouspert
Coat of arms
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Echternach
Commune	Rosport-Mompach
Government
•Mayor	Romain Osweiler
Area
• Total	29.5 km2(11.4 sq mi)
Population (2017)
• Total	2,293

Rosport(Luxembourgish:Rouspert) is the capital of the commune ofRosport-Mompachin easternLuxembourg.It is part of the canton ofEchternach,which is part of the district ofGrevenmacher.

Until 31 December 2017, it was a commune. On 1 January 2018, the commune was merged withMompachto form the new commune ofRosport-Mompach.

Rosport Castle, built in 1892, was the home of the Luxembourg inventorHenri Tudor.Since May 2009, the castle has been home to theTudor Museumwhere there is an exhibition based on his development of thelead–acid battery.

Former commune

The former commune consisted of the villages:

• Dickweiler
• Girst
• Hinkel
• Osweiler
• Rosport
• Steinheim
• Fromburg(lieu-dit)
• Girsterklaus(lieu-dit)

External links

• Media related toRosportat Wikimedia Commons