Wiltz is a

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in northwestern

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

. Its capital is the city of

Wiltz Wiltz ( lb, Wolz or (locally) ) is a commune with town status in north-western Luxembourg, capital of the canton Wiltz. Wiltz is situated on the banks of the river Wiltz. It was also a battleground in the Battle of the Bulge, near the en ...

. It covers an area of 264.55 km², and it has a population of 16,735.

Administrative divisions

Wiltz Canton consists of the following seven communes: *

Boulaide Boulaide (; lb, Bauschelt ; german: Bauschleiden) is a Communes of Luxembourg, commune and small town in north-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Wiltz (canton), Wiltz, which is part of the district of Diekirch (district), Diekirch. ...

Esch-sur-Sûre Esch-sur-Sûre ( lb, Esch-Sauer, , german: Esch-Sauer ) is a commune and small town in north-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Wiltz, which is part of the district of Diekirch. At one point it was the second smallest commune by area ...

* Goesdorf *

Kiischpelt Kiischpelt is a commune in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Wiltz. The commune's administrative centre is Wilwerwiltz. Kiischpelt was formed on 1 January 2006 from the former communes of Kautenbach and Wilwerwiltz, both in Wiltz canton. Th ...

Lac de la Haute-Sûre Lac de la Haute-Sûre ( lb, Stauséigemeng), (german: Stauseegemeinde) is a Communes of Luxembourg, commune, in the Wiltz (canton), canton of Wiltz in north-western Luxembourg. The commune is named after the Upper Sûre Lake, a reservoir (water), ...

* Winseler

Mergers

* On 1 January 1979 the former communes of

Harlange Harlange ( lb, Harel, german: Harlingen) is a small town in the commune of Lac de la Haute-Sûre, in north-western Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 358. Harlange was a commune in the canton of Wiltz until 1 January 1979, when it was m ...

and

Mecher Mecher ( lb, Meecher) is a village in the commune of Lac de la Haute-Sûre, in north-western Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 60. Mecher was a commune in the canton of Wiltz until 1 January 1979, when it was merged with the commun ...

(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. * On 1 January 2006 the former communes of

Kautenbach Kautenbach ( lb, Kautebaach) is a village in the commune of Kiischpelt, in northern Luxembourg. In 2005, the village had a population of 120. Kautenbach was a commune in the canton of Wiltz Wiltz ( lb, Wolz or (locally) ) is a commune ...

and

Wilwerwiltz Wilwerwiltz ( lb, Wëlwerwolz) is a village in the commune of Kiischpelt, in northern Luxembourg. , the village has a population of 238. Wilwerwiltz was a commune in the canton of Wiltz until 1 January 2006, when it was merged with the commu ...

(both from Wiltz Canton) were merged to create the commune of Kiischpelt. The law creating Kiischpelt was passed on 14 July 2005. * On 1 January 2012 the former communes of

Heiderscheid Heiderscheid () is a small town in northwestern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Wiltz, which is part of the district of Diekirch. Previously, it was a former commune but was merged into Esch-sur-Sûre (with Neunhausen Neunhausen (, ...

and

Neunhausen Neunhausen (, ) is a village in north-western Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Wiltz, which is part of the district of Diekirch. Previously, it was a former commune – the smallest in Luxembourg in terms of both population and populatio ...

(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. * 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.

Population

References

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