Mertert

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Mertert
Mäertert
Coat of arms of Mertert
Location of Mertert in Luxembourg
District Grevenmacher
Canton Grevenmacher
LAU 2 LU00007007
Geography
Area
Area rank
15.25 km²
81st of 116
Highest point
Highest point rank
325 m
105th of 116
Lowest point
Lowest point rank
132 m
1st of 116
Population
Population (2005)
Population rank
3,365
33rd of 116
Density (2005)
Density rank
220.7 /km²
27th of 116
List of communes of Luxembourg

Mertert (Luxembourgish: Mäertert) is a commune and town in eastern Luxembourg, on the border with Germany. It is part of the canton of Grevenmacher, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher. The commune consists of the towns of Mertert and Wasserbillig. Mertert has a river port on the Moselle, the largest in Luxembourg. The commune's administrative centre is Wasserbillig.

As of 2005, the town of Mertert, which lies in the south of the commune, has a population of 1,101. Other towns within the commune include Wasserbillig.


Communes of Grevenmacher
Betzdorf | Biwer | Flaxweiler | Grevenmacher | Junglinster | Manternach | Mertert | Wormeldange


Coordinates: 49°42′N, 6°29′E