Echternach is a
canton
Canton may refer to:
Administrative division terminology
* Canton (administrative division), territorial/administrative division in some countries, notably Switzerland
* Township (Canada), known as ''canton'' in Canadian French
Arts and ent ...
in the east 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 lan ...
. Its capital is
Echternach.
Administrative divisions
Echternach Canton consists of the following seven
communes:
*
Beaufort Beaufort may refer to:
People and titles
* Beaufort (surname)
* House of Beaufort, English nobility
* Duke of Beaufort (England), a title in the peerage of England
* Duke of Beaufort (France), a title in the French nobility
Places Polar regions ...
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Bech
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Berdorf
*
Consdorf
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Echternach
*
Rosport-Mompach
*
Waldbillig
Mergers
* On 1 January 2018 the former communes of
Rosport and
Mompach were merged to create the commune of Rosport-Mompach. The law creating Rosport-Mompach was passed on 24 May 2011.
Population
See also
*
Little Switzerland, a nickname given to this area of Luxembourg.
References
Cantons of Luxembourg
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