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Merzig (German: [ˈmɛʁt͡sɪç] (listen), French: Mercy, Moselle Franconian: Meerzisch/Miërzësch) is a town in Saarland, Germany. It is the capital of the district Merzig-Wadern, with about 30,000 inhabitants in 17 municipalities on 108 km². It is situated on the river Saar, approx. 35 km south of Trier, and 35 km northwest of Saarbrücken.

Merzig
Town
Town hall in Merzig
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Merzig within Merzig-Wadern district
Merzig Show map of Germany Merzig Show map of Saarland
Coordinates: 49°27′N 6°37′E
Country	Germany
State	Saarland
District	Merzig-Wadern
Subdivisions	17
Government
• Mayor (2019–29)	Marcus Hoffeld[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	108.79 km2 (42.00 sq mi)
Elevation	172 m (564 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	29,700
• Density	270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	66651–66663
Dialling codes	06861, 06869
Vehicle registration	MZG
Website	www.merzig.de

History

Evolution of the name

369	Martiaticum
870	Martia
1338	Mertzige
1478	Mertzych
1497	Mertzig
1499	Mertzigh, Mertzych

In addition to the above, the city was known under French rule as Mercy.

Subdivisions

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):

District	Population
Merzig	10,934
Ballern	1,189
Besseringen	2,979
Bietzen	968
Brotdorf	3,733
Büdingen	310
Fitten	706
Harlingen	565
Hilbringen	2,569
Mechern	834
Menningen	635
Merchingen	939
Mondorf	768
Schwemlingen	2,186
Silwingen	387
Weiler	350
Wellingen	291
Total	30,343

Culture and sights

Museums

• Expeditionary Museum Werner Freund
• Fine mechanical museum in the Fellenbergmühle
• Museum of Local History in Fellenberg Castle
• B-Werk Besseringen
• Saarland Psychiatric Museum[3]

Buildings

• Church of St. Peter
• Historic townhouse („Altes Rathaus“)
• 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)
• 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)
• 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)
• Seffersbach Bridge, 1901, last preserved suspension belt bridge "System Möller" in Saarland
• Catholic parish church of St. Agatha (Merchingen)
• Catholic parish church of St. Mary Magdalene (Brotdorf)
• Catholic parish church of St. Martin (Bietzen)
• Catholic parish church of St. Josef

Parks

• Bürgerpark Besseringen
• Garden of the Senses on the Kreuzberg
• Orchids on the Nackberg at Hilbringen
• Town park

Other attractions

• B-Werk Besseringen (Westwall Bunkeranlage), on the B 51 between Merzig and Besseringen
• Public indoor swimming pool „Das Bad“
• Bietzener healing spring on the B 51 in the direction of Beckingen
• Public natural swimming pool Heilborn
• Sculptor symposium stones at the border
• Monastery St. Gangolf, between Besseringen and Mettlach
• Museum railway (to Losheim)
• Animal enclosure at Blättelbornweiher
• Wolf enclosure in the Kammerforst
• Kreuzbergkapelle with views over almost the entire city and the Merzig basin
• Kletterhafen - Europe's largest free-standing climbing park

Sport

Merzig is the birthplace of footballer Kevin Trapp and tennis player Benjamin Becker.

Musical theatre

Since 2012 Merzig stages musicals for two months each year, starring famous German musical actors like Uwe Kröger. The venue is a huge marquee, called 'Zeltpalast' (marquee palace).

• 2012: Hairspray
• 2013: Burlesque
• 2014: The Addams Family, German debut
• 2015: La Cage aux Folles
• 2016: The Addams Family (off season production in February)
• 2016: 9 to 5, German debut

Twin towns – sister cities

Merzig is twinned with:[4]

• Luckau, Germany
• Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, France

Notable people

• Franz-Josef Röder (1909–1979), politician (CDU)
• Susanne Fontaine (born 1961), musicologist
• Kevin Trapp (born 1990), footballer

References

External links

• Media related to Merzig at Wikimedia Commons
• Merzig travel guide from Wikivoyage

На других языках

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[de] Merzig

Merzig (im örtlichen, moselfränkischen Dialekt Meerzisch/Miërzësch) ist eine Kreisstadt im Saarland und Verwaltungssitz des Landkreises Merzig-Wadern mit rund 30.000 Einwohnern in 17 Stadtteilen auf 108 km². Merzig liegt an der Saar und erstreckt sich weit in die umliegenden Höhen (Saargau) und Seitentäler.

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- [en] Merzig

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[ru] Мерциг

Мерциг (нем. Merzig) — город в Германии, районный центр, расположен в земле Саар.

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