Canton of Wiltz

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Canton of Wiltz
Kanton Wolz
Flag of Wiltz Canton, Luxembourg.svg
Armoiries de Wiltz 1.svg
Canton Wiltz in Luxembourg.svg
Coordinates: 49°57′N5°56′E / 49.950°N 5.933°E / 49.950; 5.933
Country Luxembourg
Legislative constituency Nord
LAU 1 LU00008
Capital Wiltz
Communes
(cities in bold)
Boulaide
Esch-sur-Sûre
Goesdorf
Kiischpelt
Lac de la Haute-Sûre
Wiltz
Winseler
Area
  Total264.6 km2 (102.2 sq mi)
  Rank 3rd of 12
Highest elevation537 m (1,762 ft)
Lowest elevation233 m (764 ft)
Population
 (2023)
  Total19,209
  Rank 11th of 12
  Density73/km2 (190/sq mi)
   Rank 11th of 12

Wiltz is a canton in northwestern Luxembourg. Its capital is the city of Wiltz. It covers an area of 264.55 km2, and as of 2018 it has a population of 16,735. [1]

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Administrative divisions

Wiltz Canton consists of the following seven communes:

Mergers

Population

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References

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  2. "Mémorial A, 1978, No. 89" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 11 August 2006.
  3. "Mémorial A, 2005, No. 116" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
  4. "Fusion des communes d'Esch/Sûre, Heiderscheid et Neunhausen". Legilux. Government of Luxembourg. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  5. "Mémorial A, 2011, No. 110" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2015-06-13.
  6. "Eschweiler and Wiltz Municipalities to Merge". 8 July 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  7. "Mémorial A, 2014, No. 252" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2014-12-23.
  8. "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.