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</style><span class=" nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="geo:49.45,6.616666666666667"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">49°27′N</span> <span class="longitude">6°37′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">49.450°N 6.617°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">49.450; 6.617</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="States_of_Germany" title="States of Germany">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Saarland" title="Saarland">Saarland</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Districts_of_Germany" title="Districts of Germany">District</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="Merzig-Wadern" title="Merzig-Wadern">Merzig-Wadern </a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Subdivisions</th><td class="infobox-data">17</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">
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</style><span class="nobold">(2019–29) </span></th><td class="infobox-data">Marcus Hoffeld<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<a href="Christian_Democratic_Union_of_Germany" title="Christian Democratic Union of Germany">CDU</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">108.79 km<sup>2</sup> (42.00 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">172 m (564 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2024-12-31)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Total</div></th><td class="infobox-data">31,697</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">290/km<sup>2</sup> (750/sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Time_in_Germany" title="Time in Germany">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="UTC%2B01%3A00" title="UTC+01:00">UTC+01:00</a> (<a href="Central_European_Time" title="Central European Time">CET</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="UTC%2B02%3A00" title="UTC+02:00">UTC+02:00</a> (<a href="Central_European_Summer_Time" title="Central European Summer Time">CEST</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Postal_codes_in_Germany" title="Postal codes in Germany">Postal codes</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">66651–66663</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="List_of_dialling_codes_in_Germany" title="List of dialling codes in Germany">Dialling codes</a></th><td class="infobox-data">06861, 06869</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Vehicle_registration_plates_of_Germany" title="Vehicle registration plates of Germany">Vehicle registration</a></th><td class="infobox-data">MZG</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.merzig.de/">www<wbr>.merzig<wbr>.de</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table>
<p><b>Merzig</b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">
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</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">German:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="de-Latn-fonipa">[ˈmɛʁtsɪç]</span> <span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/7\/78\/De-Merzig.ogg\/De-Merzig.ogg.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"De-Merzig.ogg"},"classes":["noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/78/De-Merzig.ogg/De-Merzig.ogg.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable">ⓘ</sup></span>, <a href="French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Mercy</i>, <a href="Moselle_Franconian_language" title="Moselle Franconian language"><i>Moselle Franconian:</i></a> <i>Meerzisch</i>/<i>Miërzësch</i>) is a town in <a href="Saarland" title="Saarland">Saarland</a>, <a href="Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a>. It is the capital of the district <a href="Merzig-Wadern" title="Merzig-Wadern">Merzig-Wadern</a>, with about 30,000 inhabitants in 17 municipalities on 108 km². It is situated on the river <a href="Saar_(river)" title="Saar (river)">Saar</a>, approx. 35 km south of <a href="Trier" title="Trier">Trier</a>, and 35 km northwest of <a href="Saarbr%C3%BCcken" title="Saarbrücken">Saarbrücken</a>.
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<p><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></span> <a href="Roman_Empire" title="Roman Empire">Roman Empire</a> 369–5th century<br>
<i><a href="Franks" title="Franks">Franks</a></i> 5th century<br>
<a href="Francia" title="Francia">Francia</a>-><a href="Carolingian_Empire" title="Carolingian Empire">Carolingian Empire</a> 481–888<br>
<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></span> Bishopric->Prince-Bishopric-><a href="Electorate_of_Trier" title="Electorate of Trier">Electorate of Trier</a> 888–1333<br>
<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></span> <a href="Duchy_of_Lorraine" title="Duchy of Lorraine">Duchy of Lorraine</a>/<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></span> <a href="Electorate_of_Trier" title="Electorate of Trier">Electorate of Trier</a> 1333–1766 (<i><a href="Condominium_(international_law)" title="Condominium (international law)">condominium</a></i>)<br>
<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></span> <a href="Kingdom_of_France" title="Kingdom of France">Kingdom of France</a>/<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></span> <a href="Electorate_of_Trier" title="Electorate of Trier">Electorate of Trier</a> 1766–1778 (<i><a href="Condominium_(international_law)" title="Condominium (international law)">condominium</a></i>)<br>
<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></span> <a href="Electorate_of_Trier" title="Electorate of Trier">Electorate of Trier</a> 1778–1794<br>
<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></span> <a href="French_First_Republic" title="French First Republic">French Republic</a>-><a href="First_French_Empire" title="First French Empire">French Empire</a> 1794–1815<br>
<span class="flagicon nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span><a href="Kingdom_of_Prussia" title="Kingdom of Prussia">Kingdom of Prussia</a> 1815–1871<br>
<span class="flagicon nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span><a href="German_Empire" title="German Empire">German Empire</a> 1871–1918<br>
<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></span> <a href="Territory_of_the_Saar_Basin" title="Territory of the Saar Basin">Territory of the Saar Basin</a> 1920–1935<br>
<span class="flagicon nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span><a href="Nazi_Germany" title="Nazi Germany">Nazi Germany</a> 1935–1945<br>
<span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span></span> <a href="Saar_Protectorate" title="Saar Protectorate">Saar Protectorate</a> 1947–1956<br>
<span class="flagicon nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span><a href="West_Germany" title="West Germany">West Germany</a> 1957–1990<br>
<span class="flagicon nowrap"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span></span></span> </span><a href="Germany" title="Germany">Germany</a> 1990–present
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Evolution_of_the_name">Evolution of the name</h3></div>
<table>
<tbody><tr>
<td width="40"> 369
</td>
<td>Martiaticum
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td> 870
</td>
<td>Martia
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>1338
</td>
<td>Mertzige
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>1478
</td>
<td>Mertzych
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>1497
</td>
<td>Mertzig
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>1499
</td>
<td>Mertzigh, Mertzych
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<p>In addition to the above, the city was known under French rule as <i>Mercy</i>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Subdivisions">Subdivisions</h2></div>
<p>Merzig was created in 1974 as part of the territorial reform in Saarland. The present-day town consists of the previous town of Merzig and 16 surrounding former municipalities. The population of the present town, including all outlying districts (as of June 30, 2011):
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<th>District</th>
<th>Population
</th></tr>
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<td>Merzig</td>
<td style="text-align:right">10,934
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Ballern</td>
<td style="text-align:right">1,189
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td><a href="Besseringen" class="mw-redirect" title="Besseringen">Besseringen</a></td>
<td style="text-align:right">2,979
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Bietzen</td>
<td style="text-align:right">968
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Brotdorf</td>
<td style="text-align:right">3,733
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Büdingen</td>
<td style="text-align:right">310
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Fitten</td>
<td style="text-align:right">706
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Harlingen</td>
<td style="text-align:right">565
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Hilbringen</td>
<td style="text-align:right">2,569
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Mechern</td>
<td style="text-align:right">834
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Menningen</td>
<td style="text-align:right">635
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Merchingen</td>
<td style="text-align:right">939
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Mondorf</td>
<td style="text-align:right">768
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Schwemlingen</td>
<td style="text-align:right">2,186
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Silwingen</td>
<td style="text-align:right">387
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Weiler</td>
<td style="text-align:right">350
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Wellingen</td>
<td style="text-align:right">291
</td></tr>
<tr>
<td>Total</td>
<td style="text-align:right">30,343
</td></tr></tbody></table>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture_and_sights">Culture and sights</h2></div>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Museums">Museums</h3></div>
<ul><li>Expeditionary Museum Werner Freund</li>
<li>Fine mechanical museum in the Fellenbergmühle</li>
<li>Museum of Local History in Fellenberg Castle</li>
<li>B-Werk Besseringen</li>
<li>Saarland Psychiatric Museum<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Buildings">Buildings</h3></div>
<ul><li>Church of St. Peter</li>
<li>Historic townhouse („Altes Rathaus“)</li>
<li>Diverse baroque buildings such as Halfenhaus, Staadt-Marx's Bürgerhaus, Hilbringer Schlösschen, Abteihof Besseringen ("Zehnt-Haus"), former residence of Christian Kretzschmar in Trierer Straße (all 18th century)</li>
<li>Various interesting buildings of the 19th and early 20th centuries such as Villa Fuchs, Protestant church, churches in Hilbringen (St. Peter in chains) and Besseringen (Sacred Heart Church), Lothringer Hof, station, main building of the former state hospital, Art Nouveau buildings in Trierer Straße, former jam factory (previous monastery)</li>
<li>Various chapels worth seeing, such as St. Mary's Chapel, St. Cross Chapel, Kreuzberg Chapel, Josef Chapel, Harlinger Chapel, Old Wellinger Chapel, St. Clement Chapel (Menningen)</li>
<li>Seffersbach Bridge, 1901, last preserved suspension belt bridge "System Möller" in Saarland</li>
<li>Catholic parish church of St. Agatha (Merchingen)</li>
<li>Catholic parish church of St. Mary Magdalene (Brotdorf)</li>
<li>Catholic parish church of St. Martin (Bietzen)</li>
<li>Catholic parish church of St. Josef</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Parks">Parks</h3></div>
<ul><li>Bürgerpark Besseringen</li>
<li>Garden of the Senses on the Kreuzberg</li>
<li>Orchids on the Nackberg at Hilbringen</li>
<li>Town park</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_attractions">Other attractions</h3></div>
<ul><li>B-Werk Besseringen (Westwall Bunkeranlage), on the B 51 between Merzig and Besseringen</li>
<li>Public indoor swimming pool „Das Bad“</li>
<li>Bietzener healing spring on the B 51 in the direction of Beckingen</li>
<li>Public natural swimming pool Heilborn</li>
<li>Sculptor symposium stones at the border</li>
<li>Monastery St. Gangolf, between Besseringen and Mettlach</li>
<li>Museum railway (to Losheim)</li>
<li>Animal enclosure at Blättelbornweiher</li>
<li>Wolf enclosure in the Kammerforst</li>
<li>Kreuzbergkapelle with views over almost the entire city and the Merzig basin</li>
<li>Kletterhafen - Europe's largest free-standing climbing park</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sport">Sport</h3></div>
<p>Merzig is the birthplace of <a href="Association_football" title="Association football">footballer</a> <a href="Kevin_Trapp" title="Kevin Trapp">Kevin Trapp</a> and <a href="Tennis_player" class="mw-redirect" title="Tennis player">tennis player</a> <a href="Benjamin_Becker" title="Benjamin Becker">Benjamin Becker</a>.
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Musical_theatre">Musical theatre</h3></div>
<p>Since 2012 Merzig stages musicals for two months each year, starring famous German musical actors like <a href="Uwe_Kr%C3%B6ger" title="Uwe Kröger">Uwe Kröger</a>. The venue is a huge marquee, called 'Zeltpalast' (marquee palace).
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<ul><li>2012: <i><a href="Hairspray_(musical)" title="Hairspray (musical)">Hairspray</a></i></li>
<li>2013: <i><a href="Burlesque" title="Burlesque">Burlesque</a></i></li>
<li>2014: <i><a href="The_Addams_Family_(musical)" title="The Addams Family (musical)">The Addams Family</a></i>, German debut</li>
<li>2015: <i><a href="La_Cage_aux_Folles_(musical)" title="La Cage aux Folles (musical)">La Cage aux Folles</a></i></li>
<li>2016: <i><a href="The_Addams_Family_(musical)" title="The Addams Family (musical)">The Addams Family</a></i> (off season production in February)</li>
<li>2016: <i><a href="9_to_5_(musical)" title="9 to 5 (musical)">9 to 5</a></i>, German debut</li></ul>
<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Twin_towns_–_sister_cities">Twin towns – sister cities</h2></div>
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</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="List_of_twin_towns_and_sister_cities_in_Germany" title="List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany">List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany</a></div>
<p>Merzig is <a href="Sister_city" title="Sister city">twinned</a> with:<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>
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<ul><li><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="Germany" title="Germany"></a></span></span> <a href="Luckau" title="Luckau">Luckau</a>, Germany</li>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2></div>
<ul><li><a href="Franz-Josef_R%C3%B6der" title="Franz-Josef Röder">Franz-Josef Röder</a> (1909–1979), politician (CDU)</li>
<li><a href="Susanne_Fontaine" title="Susanne Fontaine">Susanne Fontaine</a> (born 1961), musicologist</li>
<li><a href="Kevin_Trapp" title="Kevin Trapp">Kevin Trapp</a> (born 1990), footballer</li>
<li><a href="Sahra_Wagenknecht" title="Sahra Wagenknecht">Sahra Wagenknecht</a> (born 1969), politician (<a href="B%C3%BCndnis_Sahra_Wagenknecht" class="mw-redirect" title="Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht">Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht</a>)</li></ul>
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<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2></div>
<ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"></span> Media related to <a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Merzig" class="extiw external" title="commons:Category:Merzig">Merzig</a> at Wikimedia Commons</li>
<li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"></span> <a href="https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Merzig#Q16130" class="extiw external" title="voy:Merzig">Merzig</a> travel guide from Wikivoyage</li></ul>
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<ul><li><a href="Beckingen" title="Beckingen">Beckingen</a></li>
<li><a href="Losheim_am_See" title="Losheim am See">Losheim am See</a></li>
<li><a href="Mettlach" title="Mettlach">Mettlach</a></li>
<li><a href="Perl%2C_Saarland" title="Perl, Saarland">Perl</a></li>
<li><a href="Wadern" title="Wadern">Wadern</a></li>
<li><a href="Weiskirchen" title="Weiskirchen">Weiskirchen</a></li></ul>
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