Mersch

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Commune in Luxembourg

Mersch

Miersch

Commune

Coat of arms

Map of Luxembourg with Mersch highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red

Coordinates: 49°45′N 6°06′E﻿ / ﻿49.75°N 6.1°E﻿ / 49.75; 6.1
Country|  Luxembourg
Canton| Mersch
Government

• Mayor| Michel Malherbe
Area

• Total

| 49.74 km2 (19.20 sq mi)
• Rank| 9th of 100
Highest elevation

| 428 m (1,404 ft)
• Rank| 29th of 100
Lowest elevation

| 208 m (682 ft)
• Rank| 28th  of 100
Population

(2025)

• Total

| 10,645
• Rank| 13th of 100
• Density| 210/km2 (550/sq mi)
• Rank| 41st of 100
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2| LU0000409
Website| mersch.lu

Mersch (French pronunciation: [mɛʁʃ], German pronunciation: [mɛʁʃ]; Luxembourgish: Miersch [ˈmiːɐ̯ʃ] ⓘ) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg, situated in the canton of the same name. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Alzette, Mamer and Eisch.

As of 2023[update], the town of Mersch, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 5,093. Other towns within the commune include Beringen, Berschbach, Moesdorf, Pettingen, Reckange, Rollingen, and Schoenfels.

Mersch is the home of the National Literature Centre, Luxembourg's national literary archive. The town is the site of one of the six regional headquarters of the Grand Ducal Police.

Mersch Castle is one of the castles belonging to the Valley of the Seven Castles. Located in the centre of the town, its history goes back to the 13th century. Today the castle houses the administrative offices of the local commune.[1]

Some 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Mersch, Pettingen Castle in the village of Pettingen is one of the best preserved fortified castles in the country.[2]

## Transportation

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Mersch is connected to the centre and north of the country by Line 10 trains serving Mersch railway station.

## Population

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## Notable people

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Mersch Castle

* Emmanuel Servais (1811–1890), a Luxembourgish politician; 5th Prime Minister of Luxembourg, 1867/1874.
* Nik Welter (1871–1951), a Luxembourgish writer, playwright, poet, professor, literary critic and statesman.
* Will Kesseler (1899-1983), a Luxembourgish painter, one of nation’s best Colourists.
* Nora Wagener (born 1989), a Luxembourgish short story writer, novelist, children's writer and playwright; brought up locally

## References

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1. ^ "Le château de Mersch", Association des Châteaux luxembourgeois. (in French). Retrieved 15 March 2010.
2. ^ "Mersch: Schönfels, Pettingen, Recklingen". Administration communale de Mersch. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
3. ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

## External links

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Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Mersch.

* Media related to Mersch at Wikimedia Commons

Places adjacent to Mersch

| Bissen | Colmar-Berg | Nommern

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Mersch

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Kehlen | Lorentzweiler | Lintgen

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Communes of Luxembourg

Canton of Capellen|

* Dippach
* Garnich
* Habscht
* Käerjeng
* Kehlen
* Koerich
* Kopstal
* Mamer
* Steinfort

Canton of Clervaux|

* Clervaux
* Parc Hosingen
* Troisvierges
* Weiswampach
* Wincrange

Canton of Diekirch|

* Bettendorf
* Bourscheid
* Diekirch
* Erpeldange
* Ettelbruck
* Feulen
* Mertzig
* Reisdorf
* Schieren
* Vallée de l'Ernz

Canton of Echternach|

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

Canton of Esch-sur-Alzette|

* Bettembourg
* Differdange
* Dudelange
* Esch-sur-Alzette
* Frisange
* Kayl
* Leudelange
* Mondercange
* Pétange
* Reckange-sur-Mess
* Roeser
* Rumelange
* Sanem
* Schifflange

Canton of Grevenmacher|

* Betzdorf
* Biwer
* Flaxweiler
* Grevenmacher
* Junglinster
* Manternach
* Mertert
* Wormeldange

Canton of Luxembourg|

* Bertrange
* Contern
* Hesperange
* Luxembourg
* Niederanven
* Sandweiler
* Schuttrange
* Steinsel
* Strassen
* Walferdange
* Weiler-la-Tour

Canton of Mersch|

* Bissen
* Colmar-Berg
* Fischbach
* Heffingen
* Helperknapp
* Larochette
* Lintgen
* Lorentzweiler
* Mersch
* Nommern

Canton of Redange|

* Beckerich
* Ell
* Groussbus-Wal
* Préizerdaul
* Rambrouch
* Redange
* Saeul
* Useldange
* Vichten

Canton of Remich|

* Bous-Waldbredimus
* Dalheim
* Lenningen
* Mondorf-les-Bains
* Remich
* Schengen
* Stadtbredimus

Canton of Vianden|

* Putscheid
* Tandel
* Vianden

Canton of Wiltz|

* Boulaide
* Esch-sur-Sûre
* Goesdorf
* Kiischpelt
* Lac de la Haute-Sûre
* Wiltz
* Winseler

Authority control databases

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* VIAF

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* Germany

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* Yale LUX

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