Merzig-Wadern

Merzig-Wadern
—  District  —
Country  Germany
State Saarland
Capital Merzig
Area
 • Total 555.00 km2 (214.3 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2010)[1]
 • Total 104,843
 • Density 188.9/km2 (489.3/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration MZG
Website landkreis-merzig-wadern.de

Merzig-Wadern is a Kreis (district) in the northwest of the Saarland, Germany. Neighboring districts are Trier-Saarburg, Sankt Wendel, Saarlouis, and the French département Moselle, and Luxembourg.

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History

The district was created in 1816 when the area became property of Prussia. After World War I the Saar area was under special government of the League of Nations, which split the district into two. The area around Wadern stayed Prussian, while the Merzig area became part of the Saar area. In 1935, the Saar area rejoined Germany; however, it took till after the World War II that the two parts of the district were reunited in 1946.

Geography

The Saar River flows through the district, the Moselle River forms the boundary in the west to Luxembourg.

Coat of arms

The coat of arms show the symbols of those countries which had possessions in the district's area. The top-left show the cross of Trier, the top-right those of Lorraine. The wolfs-hook in the bottom-left represents Dagstuhl, which owned Wadern; the lion in the bottom-right stands for Luxembourg, which owned the western part of the district.

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Merzig
  2. Wadern
  1. Beckingen
  2. Losheim am See
  3. Mettlach
  4. Perl
  5. Weiskirchen

References

  1. ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung im 4. Vierteljahr 2010 und im Jahr 2010" (in German). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes. July 2011. http://www.saarland.de/dokumente/thema_statistik/STALA_BER_AI1-VJ4-10.pdf. 

External links

Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Landkreis_Merzig-Wadern Landkreis Merzig-Wadern] at Wikimedia Commons
   Districts in the state of Saarland in Germany