Canton Diekirch

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Location map of the canton of Diekirch
Basic data
State : Luxembourg
LAU 1: 06
ISO 3166-2 : LU-DI
Administrative headquarters: Diekirch
Surface: 214.93  km²
ranked 5th of 12th
Residents: 33,216 (January 1, 2019)
Rank 4 of 12
Population density : 155 inhabitants per km²

Coordinates: 49 ° 50 '  N , 6 ° 12'  E

The canton of Diekirch is located in the north of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg . It borders the cantons of Clervaux and Vianden to the north, the German state of Rhineland-Palatinate and the canton of Echternach to the east, the canton of Mersch to the south and the cantons of Redingen and Wiltz to the west .

Until the abolition of the Luxembourg districts on October 3, 2015, the canton belonged to the Diekirch district .

Administrative division

The canton of Diekirch comprises ten municipalities (population as of January 1, 2019).

  1. Bettendorf (2857)
  2. Burscheid (1725)
  3. Diekirch (6988)
  4. Ernztalgemeinde (2641), formed on January 1, 2012
  5. Erpeldingen an der Sauer (2406)
  6. Ettelbruck (8926)
  7. Feulen (2164)
  8. Mertzig (2251)
  9. Reisdorf (1234)
  10. Sheer (2024)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ STATEC Luxembourg - Population par canton et commune 1821–2019 (French)
  2. ↑ From Parliament: The districts are abolished. In: Luxemburger Wort . July 7, 2015, accessed July 3, 2019 .

Web links

Commons : Kanton Diekirch  - Collection of images, videos and audio files