Districts of Luxembourg explained

The three districts of Luxembourg (French: districts, German: Distrikte, Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch: Distrikter) were the top-level administrative divisions of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The districts were further subdivided into cantons, which still exist:

1. Diekirch District
   • Diekirch
   • Clervaux
   • Redange
   • Vianden
   • Wiltz
2. Grevenmacher District
   • Grevenmacher
   • Echternach
   • Remich
3. Luxembourg District
   • Luxembourg
   • Capellen
   • Esch-sur-Alzette
   • Mersch

The cantons were created on 24 February 1843.^[1] In 1857, Mersch District was created from the cantons of Mersch and Redange.^[2] However, this fourth district was abolished in 1867, when the re-arrangements of 1857 were undone.^[3]

The districts were abolished per 3 October 2015 leaving the Cantons, of which there are 12 as the most senior local authorities of Luxembourg

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mémorial A, 1843, No. 17 . 2006-08-11 . PDF . Service central de législation . 2012-07-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120722055705/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/1843/0017/a017.pdf#page=1 . dead .
2. Web site: Mémorial A, 1857, No. 16 . 2006-08-11 . PDF . Service central de législation . 2011-09-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110907183549/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/1857/0016/a016.pdf#page=5 . dead .
3. Web site: Mémorial A, 1867, No. 17 . 2006-08-11 . PDF . Service central de législation . 2016-03-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303184232/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/1867/0017/a017.pdf#page=1 . dead .