Diekirch is a
canton in the north of
Luxembourg
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. Its capital is
Diekirch
Diekirch ( lb, Dikrech or (locally) ; from ''Diet-Kirch'', i.e. "people's church") is a commune with town status in north-eastern Luxembourg, capital city of the canton Diekirch and, until its abolition in 2015, the district of Diekirch. The t ...
. The popular restaurant,
Diekirch Curry, is located here. 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.
Administrative divisions
Diekirch Canton consists of the following ten
communes
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Bettendorf
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Bourscheid
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Diekirch
Diekirch ( lb, Dikrech or (locally) ; from ''Diet-Kirch'', i.e. "people's church") is a commune with town status in north-eastern Luxembourg, capital city of the canton Diekirch and, until its abolition in 2015, the district of Diekirch. The t ...
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Erpeldange-sur-Sûre
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Ettelbruck
Ettelbruck ( lb, Ettelbréck , german: Ettelbrück ) is a commune with town status in central Luxembourg, with a population of inhabitants.
History
Until 1850, both Erpeldange and Schieren were part of the Ettelbruck commune as well, but bot ...
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Feulen
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Mertzig
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Reisdorf
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Schieren
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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. Therefore, Diekirch Canton ceded 24.44 km
2 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.
Population
References
Cantons of Luxembourg
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