Mertzig
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District | Diekirch | |||
Canton | Diekirch | |||
LAU 2 | LU00002011 | |||
Geography | ||||
Area Area rank |
11.10 km² 102nd of 116 |
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Highest point Highest point rank |
409 m 50th of 116 |
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Lowest point Lowest point rank |
302 m 104th of 116 |
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Population | ||||
Population (2005) Population rank |
1,534 71st of 116 |
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Density (2005) Density rank |
138.2 /km² 46th of 116 |
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List of communes of Luxembourg |
Mertzig (Luxembourgish: Mäerzeg) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Diekirch, which is part of the district of Diekirch.
As of 2005, the town of Mertzig, 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 the 20 November 1874.[1]
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ (French)/(German) Mémorial A, 1874, No. 34 (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved on August 15, 2006.
Communes of Diekirch | |
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Bettendorf | Bourscheid | Diekirch | Ermsdorf | Erpeldange | Ettelbruck | Feulen | Hoscheid | Medernach | Mertzig | Reisdorf | Schieren |