Canton of Wiltz explained

Canton of Wiltz
Settlement Type:	Canton
Coordinates:	49.95°N 61°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Luxembourg
Subdivision Type1:	Legislative constituency
Subdivision Name1:	Nord
Subdivision Type2:	LAU 1
Subdivision Name2:	LU00008
Area Total Km2:	264.6
Area Rank:	3rd of 12
Elevation Max M:	537
Elevation Max Footnotes:	(4th of 12)
Elevation Min M:	233
Elevation Min Footnotes:	(11th of 12)
Population Rank:	11th of 12
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Density Rank:	11th of 12
Parts Type:	Communes (cities in bold)
Parts Style:	para
P1:	Boulaide Esch-sur-Sûre Goesdorf Kiischpelt Lac de la Haute-Sûre Wiltz Winseler

Wiltz (Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch: Wolz) is a canton in northwestern Luxembourg. It covers an area of 264.55 km², and it has a population of 19,209.^[1] It borders Belgium.

Administrative divisions

Wiltz Canton consists of the following seven communes:

• Boulaide
• Esch-sur-Sûre
• Goesdorf
• Kiischpelt
• Lac de la Haute-Sûre
• Wiltz
• Winseler

Mergers

• On 1 January 1979 the former communes of Harlange and Mecher (both from Wiltz Canton) were merged to create the commune of Lac de la Haute-Sûre. The law creating Lac de la Haute-Sûre was passed on 23 December 1978.^[2]
• On 1 January 2006 the former communes of Kautenbach and Wilwerwiltz (both from Wiltz Canton) were merged to create the commune of Kiischpelt. The law creating Kiischpelt was passed on 14 July 2005.^[3]
• On 1 January 2012 the former communes of Heiderscheid and Neunhausen (both from Wiltz Canton) were absorbed into the commune of Esch-sur-Sûre. The law expanding Esch-sur-Sûre was passed on 31 May 2011. ^{[4] [5]}
• On 1 January 2015 the former commune of Eschweiler (from Wiltz Canton) was absorbed into the commune of Wiltz. The law expanding Wiltz was passed on 19 December 2014. ^{[6] [7]}

Population

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Population by canton and municipality 2018. www.statistiques.public.lu. Statistics portal of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. 13 May 2018.
2. Web site: Mémorial A, 1978, No. 89 . 11 August 2006 . PDF . Service central de législation . fr . 29 October 2005 . https://web.archive.org/web/20051029122441/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/1978/0892912/0892912.pdf#page=9 . dead .
3. Web site: Mémorial A, 2005, No. 116 . 2006-08-15 . PDF . Service central de législation . fr . 2006-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061004125427/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2005/1162907/1162907.pdf#page=2 . dead .
4. Web site: Fusion des communes d'Esch/Sûre, Heiderscheid et Neunhausen. Government of Luxembourg. Legilux. 13 June 2015. 18 September 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160918220708/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2011/0110/2011A1723A.html. dead.
5. Web site: Mémorial A, 2011, No. 110 . 2015-06-13 . PDF . Service central de législation . fr . 2006-10-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20061004125427/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2005/1162907/1162907.pdf#page=2 . dead .
6. Web site: Eschweiler and Wiltz Municipalities to Merge . 8 July 2014 . 13 June 2015.
7. Web site: Mémorial A, 2014, No. 252 . 2014-12-23 . Service central de législation . fr . 2016-09-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160916104704/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2014/0252/a252.pdf . dead .
8. Web site: Population par canton et commune. 11 January 2022. statistiques.public.lu.