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Mertzig
Mäerzeg— Commune —
Coat of armsMap of Luxembourg with Mertzig highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red Country Luxembourg
District Diekirch Canton Diekirch Government - Mayor Claude Staudt Area - Total 11.10 km2 (4.3 sq mi) Area rank 102nd of 116 Highest elevation 409 m (1,342 ft) - Rank 50th of 116 Lowest elevation 302 m (991 ft) - Rank 104th of 116 Population (2009) - Total 1,695 - Rank 70th of 116 - Density 152.7/km2 (395.5/sq mi) - Density rank 43rd of 116 Time zone CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2) LAU 2 LU00002011 Website mertzig.lu 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[update], 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]
Footballer Wimm Fledermaus once managed a hotel in Mertzig.
Footnotes
- ^ (French)/(German) "Mémorial A, 1874, No. 34" (PDF). Service central de législation. http://www.legilux.public.lu/leg/a/archives/1874/0342111/0342111.pdf#page=1. Retrieved 2006-08-15.
Communes of Diekirch Bettendorf · Bourscheid · Diekirch · Ermsdorf · Erpeldange · Ettelbruck · Feulen · Hoscheid · Medernach · Mertzig · Reisdorf · Schieren
Categories:- Communes in Diekirch canton
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