Canton of Diekirch explained

Canton of Diekirch
Native Name:
Settlement Type:	Canton
Coordinates:	49.8°N 18°W
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	Luxembourg
Subdivision Type1:	Legislative constituency
Subdivision Name1:	Nord
Subdivision Type2:	LAU 1
Subdivision Name2:	LU00006
Area Total Km2:	204.5
Area Rank:	8th of 12
Elevation Max M:	525
Elevation Max Footnotes:	(5th of 12)
Elevation Min M:	175
Elevation Min Footnotes:	(4th of 12)
Population Rank:	4th of 12
Population Density Km2:	auto
Population Density Rank:	5th of 12
Parts Type:	Communes (cities in bold)
Parts Style:	para
P1:	Bettendorf Bourscheid Diekirch Erpeldange Ettelbruck Feulen Mertzig Reisdorf Schieren Vallée de l'Ernz

Diekirch (Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch: Dikrech) is a canton in the north of Luxembourg. Neither the canton, town, nor commune of Diekirch should be confused with the former district of Diekirch, one of three administrative units in Luxembourg abolished in October 2015. It borders Germany.

Administrative divisions

Diekirch Canton consists of the following ten communes:

• Bettendorf
• Bourscheid
• Diekirch
• Erpeldange-sur-Sûre
• Ettelbruck
• Feulen
• Mertzig
• Reisdorf
• Schieren
• Vallée de l'Ernz

Mergers

• On 1 January 2006, the former commune of Bastendorf (from Diekirch Canton) was merged with the former commune of Fouhren (from Vianden Canton) to create the commune of Tandel (in Vianden Canton). The law creating Tandel was passed on 21 December 2004.^[1] Therefore, Diekirch Canton ceded 24.44 km² of land to Vianden Canton.
• On 1 January 2012, the former communes of Ermsdorf and Medernach (both from Diekirch Canton) were merged to create the commune of Vallée de l'Ernz. The law creating the Vallée de l'Ernz was passed on 24 May 2011.^[2]

Population

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Mémorial A, 2004, No. 216 . 2006-08-15 . PDF . Service central de législation . fr . 2007-03-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070328212933/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2004/2163112/2163112.pdf#page=2 . dead .
2. Web site: Mémorial A, 2011, No. 110 . 2012-01-02 . PDF . Service central de législation . fr . 2013-10-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131019082909/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2011/0110/a110.pdf . dead .
3. Web site: Population par canton et commune. live. 11 January 2022. statistiques.public.lu. https://web.archive.org/web/20160912150215/http://www.statistiques.public.lu/stat/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=12861&IF_Language=fra&MainTheme=2&FldrName=1 . 2016-09-12 .