Districts of Luxembourg
The former three districts of Luxembourg (French: districts, German: Distrikte, Luxembourgish: Distrikter) were the top-level administrative divisions of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The districts were divided into cantons.
| N | District | Capital | Area[1] (km²) |
Population[2] (2014) |
Density (inhab./km²) |
Cantons |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diekirch | Diekirch | 1,157.24 | 83,661 | 72.3 | Clervaux, Diekirch, Redange, Vianden, Wiltz |
| 2 | Grevenmacher | Grevenmacher | 524.8 | 64,978 | 123.8 | Echternach, Grevenmacher, Remich |
| 3 | Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 904.34 | 401,041 | 443.5 | Capellen, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg, Mersch |
History
The districts (and cantons) were created on 24 February 1843.[3] In 1857, the Mersch district was created from the cantons of Mersch and Redange.[4] However, this fourth district was abolished in 1867.[5]
References
- ↑ "Surface area of the cantons and municipalities". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ "Population by canton and municipality 1821 - 2014". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1843, No. 17" (PDF). Service central de législation. p. 45. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1857, No. 16" (PDF). Service central de législation. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1867, No. 17" (PDF). Service central de législation. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ↑ "Loi du 2 septembre 2015 portant abolition des districts" (PDF) (in français). Service central de législation. Retrieved 20 May 2016.[dead link]