Mertzig

Not to be confused with Merzig.

Commune in Diekirch, Luxembourg

Mertzig

Mäerzeg

Commune

Mertzig town hall

Coat of arms

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

Coordinates: 49°49′52″N 6°00′13″E﻿ / ﻿49.83109°N 6.00366°E﻿ / 49.83109; 6.00366
Country|  Luxembourg
Canton| Diekirch
Area

• Total| 11.1 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
• Rank| 92nd of 102
Highest elevation

| 409 m (1,342 ft)
• Rank| 42nd of 102
Lowest elevation

| 302 m (991 ft)
• Rank| 94th  of 102
Population

(2023)

• Total| 2,370
• Rank| 66th of 102
• Density| 210/km2 (550/sq mi)
• Rank| 37th of 102
Time zone| UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2| LU0000607
Website| mertzig.lu

Mertzig (Luxembourgish: Mäerzeg) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg. It is part of Diekirch Canton.

As of 2005[update], the town of Mertzig itself, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 1,439.

Mertzig was formed on 30 December 1874, when it was detached from the commune of Feulen. The law forming Mertzig was passed on 20 November 1874.[1]

Footballer Wimm Fledermaus once managed a hotel in Mertzig.

## Population[edit]

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## References[edit]

1. ^ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1874, No. 34" (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-15.[permanent dead link]
2. ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Mertzig at Wikimedia Commons

Places adjacent to Mertzig

| Esch-sur-Sûre | Feulen |

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Mertzig

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| Vichten | Colmar-Berg

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Communes of Diekirch

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

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