Diekirch District

The District of Diekirch (, German: Diekirch, ) was one of three districts of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Its capital was the city of Diekirch.

In 2015, the districts were abolished.

It was the northernmost of the districts and, with an area of , the largest of the three districts. It has a population of 83,661 inhabitants and a population density of  inhabitants/km², the lowest density of all districts.

History
When the districts were created on 24 February 1843, Diekirch was one of the three of the country. 

On 2012, the communes of Heinerscheid and Munshause were made part of the commune of Clervaux; Hosingen, Consthum and Hoscheid were merged to made the new commune of Parc Hosingen; Ermsdorf and Medernach were merged to made the new commune of Vallée de l'Ernz; Heiderscheid and Neunhausen were joined to Esch-sur-Sûre. So the number of communes changed from 43 to 36. 

Geography
The Diekirch district is bordered to the west and north by Belgium (Belgian provinces of Luxembourg and Liège), to the east by Germany (German Land of Rhineland-Palatinate, to the south by the Luxembourg district and to the southwest by the Grevenmacher district.

The two highest hills in Luxembourg, the Kneiff () and Buurgplaatz (), are in this district, in the commune Troisvierges. 

The former Diekirch District coincides with the Oesling Region, except for the southern parts.

Composition
The Diekirch district has 5 cantons and 36 communes.
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  Canton  Capital  Area(km²)  Population(2014)  Density(inhab./km²)  Communes 1  Clervaux  Clervaux  342.2  16,447    5 2  Diekirch  Diekirch  204.5  30,460    10 3  Redange  Redange  267.5  17,086    10 4  Vianden  Vianden  78.5  4,722    3 5  Wiltz  Wiltz  264.6  14,946    8

Cantons and their communes

Clervaux
Clervaux
Parc Hosingen
Troisvierges
Weiswampach
Wincrange
Diekirch
Bettendorf
Bourscheid
Diekirch
Erpeldange
Ettelbruck
Feulen
Mertzig
Reisdorf
Schieren
Vallée de l'Ernz
Redange
Beckerich
Ell
Grosbous
Préizerdaul
Rambrouch
Redange
Saeul
Useldange
Vichten
Wahl
Vianden
Putscheid
Tandel
Vianden
Wiltz
Boulaide
Esch-sur-Sûre
Eschweiler
Goesdorf
Kiischpelt
Lac de la Haute-Sûre
Wiltz
Winseler

References

Category:Districts of Luxembourg