Diekirch
Diekirch (Luxembourgish: Dikrech; from Diet-Kirch, i.e. "people's church") 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.
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Dikrech | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Map showing, in orange, the Diekirch commune | |
| Coordinates: 49°52′05″N 6°09′24″E / 49.86806°N 6.15667°ECoordinates: 49°52′05″N 6°09′24″E / 49.86806°N 6.15667°E | |
| Country |  Luxembourg |
| Canton | Diekirch |
| Commune | Diekirch |
| City | since 24 February 1843 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claude Haagen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.42 km2 (4.80 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 396 m (1,299 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Population (2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,472 |
| • Density | 521.10/km2 (1,349.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| LAU2 | LU00002004 |
| Website | Official website |
The National Museum of Military History of Luxembourg is in Diekirch.
Name
Diekirch is mentioned in 938 as Theochirica and then as Diecirke in 1182 and Diekirke in 1221. The word Diekirch means, in Luxembourgish, "people's church".[3]
Geography
The town of Diekirch, which lies in the south of the commune, has an area of 12.42 km2 (4.8 sq mi). The altitude is 187–396 m (614–1,299 ft) high. At the church, the altitude is 200 m (660 ft) high.[4]
Diekirch is surrounded by four communes: Tandel (Vianden canton) to the north, Bettendorf to the east, Vallée de l'Ernz to the south, and Erpeldange to the west.
The most important river is the Sauer (German, Luxembourgish) or Sûre (French) that flows through the city.
Population
There were 6,472 persons living in the commune in 2017,[2] for a population density of 521.1 inhabitants/km².
Evolution of the population in Diekirch
Mascot
The town's mascot is the donkey.[5] There is a donkey fountain in the centre of Diekirch.
Twin cities
The city of Diekirch has, as twin cities, the following cities:[6]
Gallery
Diekirch Media
LTC Laura Miller, Commander of the 492nd Civil Affairs Battalion with Paul Binsfeld, the Honorary Consul for the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg prior to the Marche Internationale de Diekirch event in Buckeye, Arizona 2022.
Photograph of Paul Eyschen (1841 – 1915), Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 1888 until 1915.
You can see the old an new church as well as the Schloss Wirtgen
The Old Church of St Lawrence was built on a Gallo Roman base
The Wirtgensschlass or Schloss Wirtgen is nowadays used as one building of the conservatory of music.
Detail of one of the donkey fountains in the city centre
Fountains in the municipal park
Related pages
References
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Wikivoyage has a travel guide about: Diekirch |
- ↑ "Surface area of the cantons and municipalities". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Population by canton and municipality 1821 - 2017". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ↑ (in Dutch) Maurits Gysseling, Toponymisch Woordenboek van België, Nederland, Luxemburg, Noord-Frankrijk en West-Duitsland (vóór 1226), Tongres, 1960. ("Online version". Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ "Altitudes of the different localities per cantons (in m)". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ↑ "The donkey, the mascot of the city". Syndicat d'Initiative de la Ville de Diekirch. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ "Villes jumelées" (in français). Diekirch.lu. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2014.