Diekirch
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.
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°ECoordinates: 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 |
The National Museum of Military History of Luxembourg is in Diekirch.
NameEdit
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]
GeographyEdit
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.
The most important river is the Sauer (German, Luxembourgish) or Sûre (French) that flows through the city.
PopulationEdit
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
MascotEdit
The town's mascot is the donkey.[5] There is a donkey fountain in the centre of Diekirch.
Twin citiesEdit
The city of Diekirch has, as twin cities, the following cities:[6]
GalleryEdit
Related pagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Surface area of the cantons and municipalities". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Population by canton and municipality 1821 - 2017". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. 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. 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.