Diekirch (canton)
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Diekirch is a canton
Cantons of Luxembourg
||The districts of Luxembourg are divided into 12 cantons. These cantons are subdivided into 116 communes. The cantons, listed by district, include:Diekirch District*Clervaux *Diekirch *Redange *Vianden *Wiltz Grevenmacher District...

 in Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...

 in Diekirch District, consisting of 12 communes
Communes of Luxembourg
The communes of Luxembourg are the lowest nation-wide administrative division in Luxembourg. They conform to LAU level 2.Within the hierarchy of administrative subdivisions, communes come directly below cantons, which are directly below districts. Communes are often re-arranged, being merged or...

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  • Bettendorf
    Bettendorf, Luxembourg
    Bettendorf is a commune and town in eastern Luxembourg. It lies along the river Sauer. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch....

  • Bourscheid
    Bourscheid
    Bourscheid is a commune and small town in north-eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch., the town of Bourscheid, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 266...

  • Diekirch
    Diekirch
    Diekirch is a commune with city status in north-eastern Luxembourg, capital city of the canton Diekirch and the district of Diekirch. The city is situated on the banks of the Sauer river....

  • Ermsdorf
    Ermsdorf
    Ermsdorf is a commune and village in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch., the village of Ermsdorf, which lies in the south of the commune, has a population of 221. Other towns within the commune include Eppeldorf and Stegen....

  • Erpeldange
    Erpeldange
    Erpeldange is a commune and small town in north-eastern Luxembourg. It lies along the river Sauer, between Ettelbruck and Diekirch. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch....

  • Ettelbruck
    Ettelbruck
    Ettelbruck is a commune with city status in central Luxembourg, with a population of approximately 7,500. As of 2005, the town of Ettelbruck itself, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 6,191. The town of Warken and Grentzingen are also within the commune...

  • Feulen
    Feulen
    Feulen is a commune in central Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch. The commune's administrative centre is Niederfeulen.Towns within the commune include Niederfeulen and Oberfeulen....

  • Hoscheid
    Hoscheid
    Hoscheid is a commune and small town in north-eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch., the town of Hoscheid, which lies in the south of the commune, has a population of 311....

  • Medernach
    Medernach
    Medernach is a commune and small town in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch.Medernach is home to an aerodrome., the township Medernach has a population of 1107....

  • Mertzig
    Mertzig
    Mertzig is a commune and town in central Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch., the town of Mertzig, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 1,439....

  • Reisdorf
    Reisdorf
    Reisdorf is a commune and small town in eastern Luxembourg, on the river Sauer. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch....

  • Schieren
    Schieren
    Schieren is a commune and town in central Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch., the town of Schieren, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 1,358....



It covers an area of 214.93 km² and (as of July 1, 2006) has a population of 26,021. Until January 1, 2006 it also included the community of Bastendorf
Bastendorf
Bastendorf is a small town in the commune of Tandel, in north-eastern Luxembourg. , the town has a population of 371.Bastendorf was a commune in the canton of Diekirch until 1 January 2006, when it was merged with the commune of Fouhren to form the new commune of Tandel, in Vianden. The law...

, which had a land area of 24.44 km². This territory was then ceded to the adjoining Canton of Vianden
Vianden (canton)
Vianden is a canton in the north of Luxembourg, in the Diekirch District. The capital is Vianden.The canton consists of the following 3 communes:*Putscheid*Tandel*ViandenThe canton's land area is currently 78.52 km²...

 when Bastendorf decided to join the community of Tandel
Tandel
Tandel is a commune and village in eastern Luxembourg, in the canton of Vianden. It lies close to the border with Germany., the village of Tandel, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 87...

in that canton.
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