Echternach (canton)
Echternach
Iechternach | |
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| Coordinates: 49°48′N 6°24′E / 49.800°N 6.400°ECoordinates: 49°48′N 6°24′E / 49.800°N 6.400°E | |
| Country | Luxembourg |
| Legislative constituency | Est |
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| Capital | Echternach |
| Communes (cities in bold) | Beaufort Bech Berdorf Consdorf Echternach Rosport-Mompach Waldbillig |
| Area | |
| • Total | 185.54 km2 (71.64 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 10th of 12 |
| Highest elevation (9th of 12) | 414 m (1,358 ft) |
| Lowest elevation (3rd of 12) | 141 m (463 ft) |
| Population (2018)[1] | |
| • Total | 18,899 |
| • Rank | 8th of 12 |
| • Density | 100/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| • Density rank | 8th of 12 |
Echternach is a canton in the east of Luxembourg. Its capital is Echternach.
Administrative divisions[]
Echternach Canton consists of the following seven communes:
Mergers[]
- 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.[2]
See also[]
- Little Switzerland, a nickname given to this area of Luxembourg.
References[]
- ^ "Population by canton and municipality 2018". www.statistiques.public.lu. Statistics portal of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
- ^ Guillaume Chassaing (27 April 2016). "Rosport – Mompach : la fusion " idéale "". www.lequotidien.lu. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
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