Merzig, Kreisstadt
Merzig 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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Merzig station and Feinmechanisches Museum Fellenbergmühle.
Merzig station
Railway station
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The Merzig station is a railway station on the Saar line between Trier and Saarbrücken in the town of Merzig in the German state of Saarland. Next to the station there is a bus station and a taxi stand.
Feinmechanisches Museum Fellenbergmühle
Museum
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The Fellenbergmühle Museum of Precision Mechanics is a museum in Saarland, Germany. It displays mainly machines used for separation in manufacturing engineering.
Besseringen B-Werk
Museum
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The B-Werk near Besseringen is the only completely preserved fortification built to construction standard "B" in the Siegfried Line. It is part of the so-called Saar position and lies within the borough of the German town of Merzig.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mettlach and Brotdorf.
Mettlach
Photo: Alexander Kachkaev, CC BY 3.0.
Mettlach is a municipality in the Merzig-Wadern district of the Saarland. It's at the western edge of Germany, bordering France, and 5 km east of the Schengen triple border of Germany, France and Luxembourg.
Brotdorf
Village
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Brotdorf is a village, which is situated 4½ km northeast of Merzig, Kreisstadt.
Merzig, Kreisstadt
- Type: Locality with 31,700 residents
- Also known as: “10042113”
- Location: Merzig-Wadern, Saarland, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.4471° or 49° 26′ 50″ northLongitude
6.6313° or 6° 37′ 53″ eastPopulation
31,700Elevation
166 metres (545 feet)Open location code
8FX8CJWJ+RFGeoNames ID
6551164
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