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Location of Perl within Merzig-Wadern district
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Saarland |
| District | Merzig-Wadern |
| Mayor | Bruno Schmitt (SPD) |
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| Area | 75.06 km2 (28.98 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 146-429 m |
| Population | 7,593 (31 December 2010)[1] |
| - Density | 101 /km2 (262 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | MZG |
| Postal code | 66706 |
| Area code | 06867 |
| Website | www.perl-mosel.de |
Perl is a municipality in the district Merzig-Wadern, in Saarland, Germany.
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It is situated on the right bank of the river Moselle, on the border with Luxembourg and France, approx. 25 km southeast of Luxembourg (city). It is joined by a bridge across the Moselle River with Schengen in Luxembourg and by a second bridge between Nennig and Remich. A fine Roman mosaic has been found in the village Nennig, part of the municipality of Perl.
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The municipality Perl can claim itself since more than 250 years as a school place. Oldest records about school teaching and school buildings date back to the year 1743.The Schengen Lyzeum Perl is the first cross-border grammar school which offers the German and Luxembourg diploma.
The Roman mosaic in Nennig with a size of 160m², is the largest mosaic north of the Alps. It was rebuilt in 1874 and restored in 1960. The mosaic is with its 15,65 m x 10,30 m large, ornamental decorated surface a gem and exceeds all mosaics, which were found in the Moselle region in Roman palaces and mansions so far.
The Roman Villa Borg was reconstructed faithfully with lobbies, public baths, gardens and Roman tavern. In Borg they cook after original recipes of the Roman gourmet Apicius. In addition there is still another set of showcases in which presented the finds from the Roman and Celtic time.
In 1733 the hereditary tenant of the Trier Cathedral Chapter constructed a stately house (palace), which changed later into the possession of the family from Nell. The residental building is a nine-axle, two storey building with a front length from 24,30 m and a high kerb roof. Opposite the palace is a garden portal with double-barreled outside staircase that leads in the "Parc of Nell", which was transformed in the context of the project "Gärten ohne Grenzen" to the baroque garden.
The war grave place remembered of the fallen people in the Second World War. Three large stone crosses stand on a blown up bunker, 1279 German dead rest there. But also 950 war victims of other nations found there, their last resting place.
Schloss Berg in Nennig actually consists of two castles, the under and the upper castle. The under castle is in private property and the upper castle was rebuilt later to the Renaissance-Schloss. Today it is a luxury hotel, a gourmet restaurant and a modern casino.