Medernach

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Medernach Miedernach
Former commune
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°48′36″N 6°12′54″E / 49.81°N 6.215°E / 49.81; 6.215Coordinates: 49°48′36″N 6°12′54″E / 49.81°N 6.215°E / 49.81; 6.215
Country	Luxembourg
District	Diekirch
Canton	Diekirch
Commune	Vallée de l'Ernz
Website	medernach.lu

Medernach (Luxembourgish: Miedernach) is a small town and former commune in eastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch.

As of 2007, the township Medernach has a population of 1,107.

Since 2011, Medernach has merged with Ermsdorf to become the "Aerenzdallgemeng" (commune Vallée de l'Ernz, Ernztalgemeinde).

Former commune[]

The former commune consisted of the villages:

• Medernach
• - part of the farm belongs to the commune of Waldbillig

Attractions[]

Medernach is home to an aerodrome (

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There is a monument commemorating the defense of the town by American soldiers during the winter of 1944–1945.

The parish church, built in a neo-Romanesque style in 1806, has been a national monument since 2004. It houses the Baroque altar from the (now defunct) church of the Franciscan friars of Diekirch, dated 1712,^[1] as well as a series of the Stations of the Cross.

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Every year, the local produce exhibition is the first weekend of September.

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