The district of Mersch was one of the four districts of Luxembourg between 1857 and 1867. It took its name from its administrative centre, the town of Mersch, and contained the cantons of Mersch and Redange. It is the only district to have been created after the initial establishment, and was the only district to have been abolished before they all were in 2015.
The district was created on 30 May 1857.[1] The canton of Mersch was taken from Luxembourg District, whilst Redange canton was taken from Diekirch District. However, this fourth district was abolished only ten years later, on 4 May 1867; the 1857 law was repealed, and the previous three districts were recreated as before.[2]
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The cantons and communes of Mersch district were:
Footnotes
edit- ^ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1857, No. 16" (PDF). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-07. Retrieved 2006-08-11.
- ^ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1867, No. 17" (PDF). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2006-08-11.
- ^ Name changed to 'Colmar-Berg' in 1991. "Memorial A, 1991, No. 25" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 17, 2005. Retrieved 2006-08-11.
- ^ a b c d Merged to form Rambrouch in 1979. "Mémorial A, 1978, No. 46" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-11.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Name changed to 'Préizerdaul' in 2001. "Mémorial A, 2001, No. 91" (PDF) (in French). Service central de législation. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2004. Retrieved 2006-08-11.