Districts of Luxembourg

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The three districts of Luxembourg are the top-level administrative divisions of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The districts are further subdivided into cantons:

Districts of Luxembourg
  1. Diekirch
    • Diekirch
    • Clervaux
    • Redange
    • Vianden
    • Wiltz
  2. Grevenmacher
    • Grevenmacher
    • Echternach
    • Remich
  3. Luxembourg
    • Luxembourg
    • Capellen
    • Esch-sur-Alzette
    • Mersch

The cantons were created on 24 February 1843.[1] In 1857, the district of Mersch was created from the cantons of Mersch and Redange.[2] However, this fourth district was abolished in 1867, when the re-arrangements of ten years previously were undone.[3]

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  1. ^ (French)/(German) Mémorial A, 1843, No. 17 (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved on 2006-08-11.
  2. ^ (French)/(German) Mémorial A, 1857, No. 16 (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved on 2006-08-11.
  3. ^ (French)/(German) Mémorial A, 1867, No. 17 (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved on 2006-08-11.

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Divisions of Luxembourg Flag of Luxembourg
Districts: Diekirch | Grevenmacher | Luxembourg
Cantons: Capellen | Clervaux | Diekirch | Echternach | Esch-sur-Alzette | Grevenmacher | Luxembourg | Mersch | Redange | Remich | Vianden | Wiltz