Mertert

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Mertert
Mäertert
—  Commune  —

Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Mertert highlighted in orange, the district in dark grey, and the canton in dark red
Country  Luxembourg
District Grevenmacher
Canton Grevenmacher
Government
 • Mayor Gust Stefanetti
Area
 • Total 15.25 km2 (5.89 sq mi)
Area rank 81st of 116
Highest elevation 325 m (1,066 ft)
 • Rank 105th of 116
Lowest elevation 132 m (433 ft)
 • Rank 1st of 116
Population (2009)
 • Total 3,556
 • Rank 34th of 116
 • Density 230/km2 (600/sq mi)
 • Density rank 28th of 116
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
LAU 2 LU00007007
Website mertert.lu

Mertert (Luxembourgish: Mäertert) is a commune and town in eastern Luxembourg, on the border with Germany. It is part of the canton of Grevenmacher, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher. The commune consists of the towns of Mertert and Wasserbillig. Mertert has a river port on the Moselle, the largest in Luxembourg. The commune's administrative centre is Wasserbillig.

As of 2005, the town of Mertert, which lies in the south of the commune, has a population of 1,101. Other towns within the commune include Wasserbillig.

Coordinates: 49°42′N 6°29′E / 49.7°N 6.483°E / 49.7; 6.483


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