The District of Diekirch was one of three districts of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Immediately prior to its abolition on 3 October 2015, it contained five

cantons A canton is a type of administrative division of a country. In general, cantons are relatively small in terms of area and population when compared with other administrative divisions such as counties, departments, or provinces. Internationally, th ...

divided into 43

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Clervaux Clervaux (; or locally ; ) is a commune and town in northern Luxembourg, situated in the canton of the same name. The town's arms, granted in 1896, show three blackbirds on a gold ground in the chief of a red shield, as a variation of the a ...

#* Consthum #* Heinerscheid #*

Hosingen Hosingen () is a small village and former Communes of Luxembourg, commune in northern Luxembourg. On January 1, 2012, the commune merged with Consthum and Hoscheid communes to form the new commune of Parc Hosingen. Near Hosingen there is a FM- ...

#* Munshausen #*

Troisvierges Troisvierges (; ; ) is a commune with town status in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. Troisvierges is both the northernmost and highest commune of Luxembourg, as the two highest hills in the country, the Kneiff (560 m) and Buur ...

Weiswampach Weiswampach ( or locally ) is a commune and small town in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. , the town of Weiswampach, which lies in the north of the commune, has a population of 1,582. Other towns within the commune include B ...

Wincrange Wincrange (, ) is a commune and village in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Clervaux. The commune is the largest in Luxembourg by geographic area. Wincrange was formed on 1 January 1978 from the former communes of Asselborn, Boevange, H ...

Diekirch Diekirch (; ; or (locally) ; from ''Diet-Kirch'', i.e. "people's church") is a Communes of Luxembourg, commune with List of towns in Luxembourg, town status in north-eastern Luxembourg, in the Diekirch (canton), canton of Diekirch and, until its ...

#* Bettendorf #* Bourscheid #*

Ermsdorf Ermsdorf () is a village and former commune in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch Diekirch (; ; or (locally) ; from ''Diet-Kirch'', i.e. "people's church") is a Communes of Luxe ...

#* Erpeldange #*

Ettelbruck Ettelbruck ( , ) is a Communes of Luxembourg, commune with list of towns in Luxembourg, town status in central Luxembourg, with a population of inhabitants. History Until 1850, both Erpeldange and Schieren were part of the Ettelbruck commune a ...

#* Feulen #* Hoscheid #*

Medernach Medernach () is a town and former commune in eastern Luxembourg. It is situated in the canton of Diekirch. In 2011, Medernach merged with Ermsdorf to form the commune of Vallée de l'Ernz. Former commune The former commune consisted of the vi ...

#* Mertzig #*

Reisdorf Reisdorf (; ) is a commune and small town in eastern Luxembourg, on the river Sauer. It is part of the canton of Diekirch. In 2024, the town of Reisdorf itself, which lies in the centre of the commune, had a population of 708. Other towns with ...

Schieren Schieren () is a commune and town in central Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch. Schieren is served by a railway station, and the commune encompasses the hamlet of Birtrange, which contains Birtrange castle. Schieren was formed o ...

# Redange #* Beckerich #*

Ell An ell (from Proto-Germanic *''alinō'', cognate with Latin ''ulna'') is a northwestern European unit of measurement, originally understood as a cubit (the combined length of the forearm and extended hand). The word literally means "arm", an ...

#* Grosbous #* Préizerdaul #*

Rambrouch Rambrouch ( or (locally) ; is a Communes of Luxembourg, commune and small town in western Luxembourg, in the Redange (canton), canton of Redange. It lies close to the border with Belgium. Rambrouch was formed on 1 January 1979 from the former co ...

#* Redange #* Saeul #*

Useldange Useldange ( ; ) is a Communes of Luxembourg, commune and small town in western Luxembourg, in the Redange (canton), canton of Redange. , the town of Useldange, which lies in the east of the commune, has a population of 1,127. Other towns within t ...

Vichten Vichten ( ) is a commune and small town in central Luxembourg, in the canton of Redange. , the town of Vichten, which lies in the west of the commune, has a population of 1,243. Other towns within the commune include Michelbouch. The town is ...

#* Wahl # Vianden #* Putscheid #* Tandel #* Vianden #

Wiltz Wiltz ( or (locally) ) is a commune with town status in north-western Luxembourg, situated in the canton of the same name. Wiltz is situated on the banks of the river Wiltz. It was also a battleground in the Battle of the Bulge, near t ...

#* Boulaide #*

Esch-sur-Sûre Esch-sur-Sûre (, ; , ; , ) is a commune and small town in north-western Luxembourg, situated in the canton of Wiltz. At one point it was the second smallest commune by area in Luxembourg (after Remich), until Neunhausen and Heiderscheid were ...

Eschweiler Eschweiler (, Ripuarian language, Ripuarian: ) is a municipality in the district of Aachen (district), Aachen in North Rhine-Westphalia in Germany on the river Inde, near the German-Dutch-Belgian border, and about east of Aachen and w ...

#* Goesdorf #* Heiderscheid #*

Kiischpelt Kiischpelt is a commune in northern Luxembourg, in the canton of Wiltz. The commune's administrative centre is Wilwerwiltz. Kiischpelt was formed on 1 January 2006 from the former communes of Kautenbach and Wilwerwiltz, both in Wiltz canton. ...

#* Lac de la Haute-Sûre #* Neunhausen #*

#* Winseler To its west, the district of Diekirch bordered the Belgian

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in the region of

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, whilst to its north was the Belgian providence of

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. To its south was located the district of

Grevenmacher Grevenmacher (; ) is a commune with town status in eastern Luxembourg, near the border with Germany. It gives its name to the canton of Grevenmacher, and, until its abolition in 2015, the district of Grevenmacher. The town is situated on the l ...

. The

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'' of

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; ; ; ) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the sixteen states. Mainz is the capital and largest city. Other cities are ...

bordered Diekirch to its east. It had a per capita income of $49,000.

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