Echternach (canton)

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

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Canton
Coordinates: 49°48′N 6°24′E
Country	Luxembourg
Legislative constituency	Est
LAU 1	LU00010
Capital	Echternach
Communes (cities in bold)	Beaufort Bech Berdorf Consdorf Echternach Rosport-Mompach Waldbillig
Area
• Total	185.54 km^2 (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/km^2 (260/sq mi)
• Density rank	8th of 12

Administrative divisions

Echternach Canton consists of the following seven communes:

• Beaufort
• Bech
• Berdorf
• Consdorf
• Echternach
• Rosport-Mompach
• Waldbillig

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]

References

1. "Population by canton and municipality 2018". www.statistiques.public.lu. Statistics portal of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. Retrieved 13 May 2018.
2. Guillaume Chassaing (27 April 2016). "Rosport – Mompach : la fusion « idéale »". www.lequotidien.lu. Retrieved 31 March 2017.

See also

• Little Switzerland, a nickname given to this area of Luxembourg.