Diekirch
Diekirch
Dikrech | |
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 General view of Diekirch. | |
 Coat of arms | |
Map showing, in orange, the Diekirch commune | |
| Coordinates: 49°52′05″N 6°09′24″E / 49.86806°N 6.15667°E | |
| Country |  Luxembourg |
| Canton | Diekirch |
| Commune | Diekirch |
| City | since 24 February 1843 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claude Haagen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.42 km2 (4.80 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 396 m (1,299 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 187 m (614 ft) |
| Population (2017)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,472 |
| • Density | 520/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| LAU2 | LU00002004 |
| Website | Official website |
Diekirch (Luxembourgish: Dikrech; from Diet-Kirch, i.e. "people's church") is a commune with city status in north-eastern Luxembourg, capital city of the canton Diekirch and the district of Diekirch. The city is situated on the banks of the Sauer river.
The National Museum of Military History of Luxembourg is in Diekirch.
Name
[change | change source]Diekirch is mentioned in 938 as Theochirica and then as Diecirke in 1182 and Diekirke in 1221. The word Diekirch means, in Luxembourgish, "people's church".[3]
Geography
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The town of Diekirch, which lies in the south of the commune, has an area of 12.42 km2 (4.8 sq mi). The altitude is 187–396 m (614–1,299 ft) high. At the church, the altitude is 200 m (660 ft) high.[4]
Diekirch is surrounded by four communes: Tandel (Vianden canton) to the north, Bettendorf to the east, Vallée de l'Ernz to the south, and Erpeldange to the west.
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The most important river is the Sauer (German, Luxembourgish) or Sûre (French) that flows through the city.
Population
[change | change source]There were 6,472 persons living in the commune in 2017,[2] for a population density of 521.1 inhabitants/km².
Evolution of the population in Diekirch
Mascot
[change | change source]The town's mascot is the donkey.[5] There is a donkey fountain in the centre of Diekirch.
Twin cities
[change | change source]The city of Diekirch has, as twin cities, the following cities:[6]
Bitburg, Germany, since 1962
Arlon, Belgium, since 1962
Hayange, France, since 1962
Liberty, Missouri, United States, since 1986
Monthey, Switzerland, since 1962
Gallery
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Related pages
[change | change source]References
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- ↑ "Surface area of the cantons and municipalities". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Population by canton and municipality 1821 - 2017". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 10 September 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ↑ (in Dutch) Maurits Gysseling, Toponymisch Woordenboek van België, Nederland, Luxemburg, Noord-Frankrijk en West-Duitsland (vóór 1226), Tongres, 1960. ("Online version". Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ "Altitudes of the different localities per cantons (in m)". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ↑ "The donkey, the mascot of the city". Syndicat d'Initiative de la Ville de Diekirch. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ "Villes jumelées" (in French). Diekirch.lu. Archived from the original on 31 December 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2014.