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Diekirch
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Diekirch (; ; or (locally) ; from Diet-Kirch, i.e. "people's church") is a commune with city status in north-eastern Luxembourg, in the canton of Diekirch and, until its abolition in 2015, the district of Diekirch. The town is situated on the banks of the Sauer river.
Diekirch is a town with city status located in northeastern Luxembourg along the Sauer river, whose name derives from "Diet-Kirch," meaning "people's church." It serves as the administrative center of the canton of Diekirch and was historically the main town of a district that existed until 2015.
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Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Diekirch
- Settlement.settlement_type
- Commune
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Luxembourg Diekirch 2005-03-11.jpg
- Settlement.image_flag
- Flag of Diekirch, Luxembourg.svg
- Settlement.image_shield
- ECUSSON DIEKIRCH.png
- Settlement.shield_size
- 100x80px
- Settlement.image_map
- Diekirch map.svg
- Settlement.mapsize
- 200px
- Settlement.map_caption
- Map of Luxembourg with Diekirch highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- Canton
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Diekirch
- Settlement.leader_party
- CSV
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_rank
- of 100
- Settlement.elevation_max_rank
- of 100
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Commune de Diekirch
Votre administration communale située à 27, Avenue de la Gare vous accueille de 8h30 à 11h30 et de 14h00 à 16h30 du Lundi au Vendredi. Et tous les Mercredis jusqu'à 18h00 (Guichet/Accueil et Bureau de la population/Etat civil)
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Diekirch
- Population
- 7244
- Area
- 12.42
- Elevation
- 396
- Official website
- diekirch.lu
- Image
- Diekirch, Hôtel de ville (101).jpg
- Dialing code
- 27 80
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- Commons category
- Diekirch
- native label
- Diekirch
- postal code
- 9275–9294
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Diekirch (; ; or (locally) ; from Diet-Kirch, i.e. "people's church") is a commune with city status in north-eastern Luxembourg, in the canton of Diekirch and, until its abolition in 2015, the district of Diekirch. The town is situated on the banks of the Sauer river.
The town's heraldic shield, showing a crowned lion on a castle, was granted in 1988. It is based on the town's 14th-century seal and arms.