The District of Luxembourg was one of three districts of the Grand-Duchy of Luxembourg. It contained four cantons divided into 44 communes. The district was the second largest in Luxembourg and had the most people living in it.
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Cantons and their communes
Capellen,
Dippach
Garnich
Habscht
Käerjeng
Kehlen
Koerich
Kopstal
Mamer
Steinfort
Esch-sur-Alzette
Bettembourg
Differdange
Dudelange
Esch-sur-Alzette
Frisange
Kayl
Leudelange
Mondercange
Pétange
Reckange-sur-Mess
Roeser
Rumelange
Sanem
Schifflange
Luxembourg
Bertrange
Contern
Hesperange
Luxembourg
Niederanven
Sandweiler
Schuttrange
Steinsel
Strassen
Walferdange
Weiler-la-Tour
Mersch
Bissen
Colmar-Berg
Fischbach
Heffingen
Helperknapp
Larochette
Lintgen
Lorentzweiler
Mersch
Nommern
Geography
It bordered the district of Grevenmacher to the east, the district of Diekirch to the north, the Belgian province of Luxembourg (Wallonia) to the west and the French Département of Moselle (Grand Est) to the south.
History
When the districts were created on 24 February 1843, Luxembourg was one of the three of the country.
On 30 May 1857, the Mersch canton was taken from the Luxembourg district to made part of the new district of Mersch. on 4 May 1867, the new district was abolished and the Mersch canton was made again a part of the Luxembourg district.
On 2012, the communes of Bascharage and Clemency were combined to make the new commune of Käerjeng. So the number of communes changed from 47 to 46.
After the reorganization of Luxembourg's administrative divisions in 2015, all three districts were abolished per 3 October 2015.