Diekirch is a

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in the north of

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 land ...

. 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 ...

. 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

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: * Bettendorf * Bourscheid *

* Erpeldange-sur-Sûre *

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 both ...

* Feulen *

Mertzig Mertzig ( lb, Mäerzeg) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg. It is part of Diekirch Canton. , the town of Mertzig itself, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 1,439. Mertzig was formed on 30 December 1874, when i ...

Reisdorf Reisdorf () is a commune and small town in eastern Luxembourg, on the river Sauer. It is part of the canton of Diekirch Diekirch ( lb, Dikrech or (locally) ; from ''Diet-Kirch'', i.e. "people's church") is a commune with town status in no ...

Schieren Schieren is a commune and town in central Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch. The town of Schieren, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of . Schieren is served by a railway station. Schieren was formed on 1 Jul ...

* 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 km² of land to Vianden Canton. * On 1 January 2012, the former communes of

Ermsdorf Ermsdorf () is a village and former commune in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch Diekirch ( lb, Dikrech or (locally) ; from ''Diet-Kirch'', i.e. "people's church") is a commune ...

and

Medernach Medernach () is a town and commune in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch. Since 2011, Medernach has merged with Ermsdorf to become the "Aerenzdallgemeng" (commune Vallée de l'Er ...

(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

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