Mertzig

Mertzig

Mäerzeg
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°ECoordinates: 49°49′52″N 6°00′13″E / 49.83109°N 6.00366°E
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Diekirch
Area
• Total	11.1 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Area 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 (2018)
• Total	2,212
• Rank	66th of 102
• Density	200/km2 (520/sq mi)
• Density rank	37th of 102
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
	LU0000607
Website	mertzig.lu

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

As of 2005, 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.

References[]

^ (in French and German) "Mémorial A, 1874, No. 34" (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved 2006-08-15.^{[permanent dead link]}

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