Districts of Luxembourg
The three districts of Luxembourg (French: district [distʁikt] ⓘ; German: Distrikt [dɪsˈtʁɪkt] ⓘ; Luxembourgish: Distrikt)[a] were the top-level administrative divisions of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The districts were further subdivided into cantons, which still exist:
The cantons were created on 24 February 1843.[1] In 1857, Mersch District was created from the cantons of Mersch and Redange.[2] However, this fourth district was abolished in 1867, when the re-arrangements of 1857 were undone.[3]
The districts were abolished on 3 October 2015, leaving the communes, of which there are 100 as of 2025, as the sole local authorities of Luxembourg, as the 12 cantons are not administrative structures but rather territorial divisions used largely for statistical purposes.[4][5]
See also
Notes
- ^ Plural: French: districts [distʁikt] ⓘ; German: Distrikte [dɪsˈtʁɪktə] ⓘ; Luxembourgish: Distrikter.
References
- ^ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1843, No. 17" (PDF). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-07-22. Retrieved 2006-08-11.
- ^ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1857, No. 16" (PDF). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2006-08-11.
- ^ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1867, No. 17" (PDF). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2006-08-11.
- ^ "Die Distrikte werden abgeschafft". Luxemburger Wort (in German). 7 July 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2024.
- ^ "Regionalisation in Luxembourg: municipalities reign, but are merging". Assembly of European Regions. 16 August 2017. Retrieved 21 November 2024.