Mertert
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Mertert Mäertert | ||
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Commune | ||
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Map of Luxembourg with Mertert highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red | ||
Country | Luxembourg | |
District | Grevenmacher | |
Canton | Grevenmacher | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Gust Stefanetti | |
Area | ||
• Total | 15.25 km2 (5.89 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 81st of 116 | |
Highest elevation | 325 m (1,066 ft) | |
• Rank | 105th of 116 | |
Lowest elevation | 132 m (433 ft) | |
• Rank | 1st of 116 | |
Population (2011) | ||
• Total | 3,556 | |
• Rank | 34th of 116 | |
• Density | 230/km2 (600/sq mi) | |
• Density rank | 28th of 116 | |
Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
LAU 2 | LU00007007 | |
Website | mertert.lu |
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.
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Coordinates: 49°42′N 6°29′E / 49.700°N 6.483°E
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