Districts of Luxembourg

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The three districts of Luxembourg (French : districts, German : Distrikte, Luxembourgish : Distrikter) were the top-level administrative divisions of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The districts were further subdivided into cantons, which still exist:

Districts of Luxembourg Luxemburg districts.svg
Districts of Luxembourg
  1. Diekirch District
  2. Grevenmacher District
  3. Luxembourg District

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 per 3 October 2015 leaving the Cantons, of which there are 12 as the most senior local authorities of Luxembourg

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ (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.
  2. ↑ (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.
  3. ↑ (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.

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