Canton of Echternach

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Echternach is a canton in the east of Luxembourg. Its capital is Echternach.

Canton of Echternach
Kanton Iechternach
Coat of arms of Canton of Echternach
Canton Echternach in Luxembourg.svg
Coordinates: 49°48′N 6°24′E / 49.800°N 6.400°E / 49.800; 6.400
CountryLuxembourg
Legislative constituencyEst
LAU 1LU00010
CapitalEchternach
Communes
(cities in bold)
Beaufort
Bech
Berdorf
Consdorf
Echternach
Rosport-Mompach
Waldbillig
Area
 • Total185.5 km2 (71.6 sq mi)
 • Rank10th of 12
Highest elevation414 m (1,358 ft)
Lowest elevation141 m (463 ft)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total20,280
 • Rank8th of 12
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
  • Rank8th of 12

Administrative divisionsEdit

Echternach Canton consists of the following seven communes:

MergersEdit

  • On 1 January 2018 the former communes of Rosport and Mompach were merged to create the commune of Rosport-Mompach. The law creating Rosport-Mompach was passed on 24 May 2011.[1]

PopulationEdit

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See alsoEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Guillaume Chassaing (27 April 2016). "Rosport – Mompach : la fusion " idéale "". www.lequotidien.lu. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Archived from the original on 2016-09-12. Retrieved 11 January 2022.