Mertzig

Mertzig Mäerzeg
—  Commune  —
Coat of arms
Map 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

1. ^ (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. 

Coordinates: 49°50′N 6°00′E / 49.833°N 6°E / 49.833; 6