Mersch Facts for Kids

Quick facts for kids

Mersch

Miersch

Mersch castle.

Coat of arms

Map showing, in orange, the Mersch commune

Country

Luxembourg

Canton

Mersch

Commune

Mersch

Area

• Total

49.7 km² (19.2 sq mi)

Highest elevation

428 m (1,404 ft)

Lowest elevation

208 m (682 ft)

Population

(2017)

• Total

9,195

• Density

185.01/km² (479.2/sq mi)

Time zone

UTC+1 (CET)

• Summer (DST)

UTC+2 (CEST)

LAU2

LU00012009

Website

Official website: http://www.mersch.lu/

Mersch (Luxembourgish: Miersch) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg, capital of the canton of Mersch.

Geography
Population
Places of interest
Gallery
Related pages
See also

Geography

Mersch is in the centre of the country, at the confluence of the Alzette, Mamer and Eisch rivers.

The commune has an area of 49.7 km² (19.2 sq mi). The altitude is 208–428 m (682–1,404 ft) high. The altitude at the railway station is 220 m (720 ft) high.

Mersch is surrounded by ten communes of Luxembourg; nine of them are part of the Mersch canton. Only the Kehlen commune is not part of the Mersch canton; it is part of the Capellen canton.

Bissen	Colmar-Berg	Nommern
Boevange-sur-Attert Tuntange		Fischbachl
	Mersch

Kehlen	Lorentzweiler	Lintgen

Population

There were 9,195 persons living in the commune in 2017, for a population density of 185.0 inhabitants/km².

Other towns within the communes are Beringen, Berschbach, Moesdorf, Pettingen, Reckange, Rollingen and Schoenfels.

Evolution of the population in Mersch

Places of interest

The Mersch castle is one of the castles that are in the Valley of the Seven Castles. It is in the centre of the town and its history goes back to the 13th century. Today the castle houses the administrative offices of the commune.

Some 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) north of Mersch is the Pettingen Castle, in the village of Pettingen; it is one of the best preserved fortified castles in the country.