Canton of Mersch explained

Canton of Mersch
Settlement Type:Canton
Coordinates:49.7°N 12°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Luxembourg
Subdivision Type1:Legislative constituency
Subdivision Name1:Centre
Subdivision Type2:LAU 1
Subdivision Name2:LU00004
Area Total Km2:223.9
Area Rank:6th of 12
Elevation Max M:436
Elevation Max Footnotes:(6th of 12)
Elevation Min M:201
Elevation Min Footnotes:(6th of 12)
Population Rank:5th of 12
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Rank:6th of 12
Parts Type:Communes
(cities in bold)
Parts Style:para
P1:Bissen
Colmar-Berg
Fischbach
Heffingen
Helperknapp
Larochette
Lintgen
Lorentzweiler
Mersch
Nommern

Mersch (Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch: 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.

Administrative divisions

Mersch Canton consists of the following ten communes:

Mergers

Population

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Am 1. Januar in Luxemburgs Gemeinden: Fusionen werden Realität. Luxemburger Wort. 2018-12-28. 2017-12-31.
  2. Web site: Population par canton et commune. 11 January 2022. statistiques.public.lu.