Canton of Diekirch

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Canton of Diekirch

| native_name = {{native name|lb|Kanton Dikrech}}
{{native name|de|Kanton Diekirch}}

| settlement_type = Canton

| image_skyline =

| image_alt =

| image_caption =

| image_map = Canton Diekirch in Luxembourg.svg

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| coordinates = {{coord|49|51|N|6|12|E|type:adm1st_region:LU|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Luxembourg

| subdivision_type1 = Legislative constituency

| subdivision_name1 = Nord

| subdivision_type2 = LAU 1

| subdivision_name2 = LU00006

| area_total_km2 = 204.5

| area_rank = 8th of 12

| elevation_max_m = 525

| elevation_max_footnotes = (5th of 12)

| elevation_min_m = 175

| elevation_min_footnotes = (4th of 12)

| population_as_of = {{wdib|ps=1|P1082|qual=P585|qo=1|list=p-1|df=y}}

| population_total = {{wdib|P1082|fwd=ALL|noicon=y|list=p-1}}

| population_rank = 4th of 12

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_density_rank = 5th of 12

| parts_type = Communes
(cities in bold)

| parts_style = para

| parts =

| p1 = Bettendorf
Bourscheid
Diekirch
Erpeldange
Ettelbruck
Feulen
Mertzig
Reisdorf
Schieren
Vallée de l'Ernz

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| image_shield = Blason Diekirch.svg

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Diekirch ({{langx|lb|Dikrech}}) is a canton in the north of Luxembourg. 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. It borders Germany.

Administrative divisions

Diekirch Canton consists of the following ten communes:

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.{{cite web | url=http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2004/2163112/2163112.pdf#page=2 | title=Mémorial A, 2004, No. 216 | access-date=2006-08-15 | format=PDF | publisher=Service central de législation | language=fr | archive-date=2007-03-28 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070328212933/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2004/2163112/2163112.pdf#page=2 | url-status=dead }} Therefore, Diekirch Canton ceded 24.44 km² 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.{{Cite web | url=http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2011/0110/a110.pdf | title=Mémorial A, 2011, No. 110 | access-date=2012-01-02 | format=PDF | publisher=Service central de législation | language=fr | archive-date=2013-10-19 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131019082909/http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/2011/0110/a110.pdf | url-status=dead }}

Population

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|y=10343, 16112, 16588, 16930, 16305, 16462, 15656, 16760, 18754, 20931, 22416, 25279, 26577, 28191, 31024, 33782, 33944, |showValues=}}

{{Cite web|title=Population par canton et commune|url=https://statistiques.public.lu/stat/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=12861&IF_Language=fra&MainTheme=2&FldrName=1|url-status=live|access-date=11 January 2022|website=statistiques.public.lu|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912150215/http://www.statistiques.public.lu/stat/TableViewer/tableView.aspx?ReportId=12861&IF_Language=fra&MainTheme=2&FldrName=1 |archive-date=2016-09-12 }}

References

Category:Cantons of Luxembourg