Mertzig

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Mertzig
Mäerzeg
Coat of arms of Mertzig
Location of Mertzig in Luxembourg
District Diekirch
Canton Diekirch
LAU 2 LU00002011
Geography
Area
Area rank
11.10 km²
102nd of 116
Highest point
Highest point rank
409 m
50th of 116
Lowest point
Lowest point rank
302 m
104th of 116
Population
Population (2005)
Population rank
1,534
71st of 116
Density (2005)
Density rank
138.2 /km²
46th of 116
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

  1. ^ (French)/(German) Mémorial A, 1874, No. 34 (PDF). Service central de législation. Retrieved on August 15, 2006.


Communes of Diekirch
Bettendorf | Bourscheid | Diekirch | Ermsdorf | Erpeldange | Ettelbruck | Feulen | Hoscheid | Medernach | Mertzig | Reisdorf | Schieren


Coordinates: 49°50′N, 6°00′E