[canton] Diekirch is a canton in Luxembourg in Diekirch District, consisting of 10 communes: It covers an area of 214.93 km² and (as of July 1, 2006) has a population of 26,021. Until January 1, 2006 it also included the community of Bastendorf, which had a land area of 24.44 km². This territory was then ceded to the adjoining Canton of V... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diekirch_(canton)