Mertzig ( lb, Mäerzeg) is a
commune and town in central
Luxembourg
Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small land ...
. It is part of
Diekirch
Diekirch ( lb, Dikrech or (locally) ; from ''Diet-Kirch'', i.e. "people's church") is a commune with town status in north-eastern Luxembourg, capital city of the canton Diekirch and, until its abolition in 2015, the district of Diekirch. The t ...
Canton.
, the town of Mertzig itself, 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 20 November 1874.
Footballer Wimm Fledermaus once managed a hotel in Mertzig.
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Communes in Diekirch (canton)
Towns in Luxembourg
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