Cantons of Luxembourg
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Function
Unlike in Switzerland and similarly to France, Luxembourgish cantons have no administrative structure of their own - rather, they are used to delimitate electoral constituencies and judicial districts.[1] Until 2015, they also served to delimitate Luxembourg's three districts.
History
The origins of the cantons of Luxembourg lie in the decree of 31 August 1795 by the
The decree of 6 March 1802 reduced the number of cantons in the department to 28.[4]
This situation lasted until 1815, when the Congress of Vienna re-organised Europe's borders. The Duchy of Luxembourg lost its territories east of the Our, the Sauer and the Moselle rivers to Prussia.[2] The subsequent administrative reorganisation divided Luxembourg into 32 cantons, grouped into 5 arrondissements: Marche, Saint-Hubert, Neufchâteau, Diekirch, and Luxembourg.[2]
By royal decree of 2 January 1832, arrondissements were reduced in size, but their number increased from 5 to 8.[2] They were now named quarters, and later, districts.[2]
List
The following list gives the names of the cantons in French and Luxembourgish (in that order) which are both official languages of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg:
Name | Luxembourgish name | Namesake commune | Electoral district
|
Coat of arms[5] |
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Clervaux
|
Klierf | Clervaux | North
|
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Wiltz
|
Wolz | Wiltz | North
|
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Vianden
|
Veianen | Vianden | North
|
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Redange
|
Réiden | Redange
|
North
|
|
Diekirch
|
Dikrech | Diekirch | North
|
|
Mersch
|
Miersch | Mersch | Centre | |
Echternach
|
Iechternach | Echternach | East
|
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Capellen
|
Kapellen | Mamer | South
|
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Luxembourg
|
Lëtzebuerg | Luxembourg City | Centre | |
Grevenmacher
|
Gréiwemaacher | Grevenmacher | East
|
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Esch-sur-Alzette
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Esch-Uelzecht | Esch-sur-Alzette | South
|
|
Remich
|
Réimech | Remich | East
|
See also
- Category:Lists of cantons of Luxembourg
- ISO 3166-2:LU
- List of cantons of Luxembourg by area
- List of cantons of Luxembourg by highest point
- List of cantons of Luxembourg by lowest point
- List of cantons of Luxembourg by population
- List of cantons of Luxembourg by population density
References
- ^ "Le territoire du Luxembourg". luxembourg.public.lu (in French). 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2024-02-18.
- ^ a b c d e f Calmes, Albert (5 November 1952). "Origine du Canton d'Echternach". Luxemburger Wort (in French). p. 11. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Calmes, Albert (20 May 1953). "Origine du canton de Diekirch". Luxemburger Wort (in French). p. 15. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
- ^ Calmes, Albert (7 June 1950). "Origine du Canton de Rédange". Luxemburger Wort (in French). p. 13.
- ^ "Kantone". Daniel Erpelding. 2010-01-20. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
External links
- Media related to Cantons of Luxembourg at Wikimedia Commons