Mersch (Luxembourgish: Miersch) is a canton in the centre of Luxembourg. It is the only canton, other than Luxembourg, to be entirely surrounded by other cantons, and therefore not to have an international boundary.
Canton of Mersch
Kanton Miersch (Luxembourgish) Kanton Mersch (German) Canton de Mersch (French) | |
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| Coordinates: 49°42′N 6°6′E / 49.700°N 6.100°E | |
| Country | Luxembourg |
| Legislative constituency | Centre |
| LAU 1 | LU00004 |
| Communes (cities in bold) | Bissen Colmar-Berg Fischbach Heffingen Helperknapp Larochette Lintgen Lorentzweiler Mersch Nommern |
| Area | |
| • Total | 223.9 km2 (86.4 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 6th of 12 |
| Highest elevation | 436 m (1,430 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 201 m (659 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
| • Total | 36,262 |
| • Rank | 5th of 12 |
| • Density | 160/km2 (420/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 6th of 12 |
Administrative divisions
editMersch Canton consists of the following ten communes:
Mergers
edit- On 1 January 2018 the former communes of Boevange-sur-Attert and Tuntange were merged to create the commune of Helperknapp. The name "Helperknapp" derives from the name of a hill of the same name located within the commune. [1]
Population
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References
edit- ^ "Am 1. Januar in Luxemburgs Gemeinden: Fusionen werden Realität". Luxemburger Wort. 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
- ^ "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
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