Mettlach Explained

Image Coa:	Wappen mettlach.jpg
Coordinates:	49.4942°N 6.6052°W
Image Plan:	Mettlach in MZG.svg
State:	Saarland
District:	Merzig-Wadern
Elevation:	154-451
Area:	78.08
Postal Code:	66693
Area Code:	06864
Licence:	MZG
Gemeindeschlüssel:	10 0 42 114
Divisions:	10
Mayor:	Daniel Kiefer^[1]
Leader Term:	2016 - 26
Party:	SPD

Mettlach (Saarlandic dialect:Mettlich) is a municipality in the district Merzig-Wadern, in Saarland, Germany, situated on the river Saar, approximately 7km (04miles) northwest of Merzig, and 30km (20miles) south of Trier. The headquarters of Villeroy & Boch are in Mettlach. Also, the Mettlach tiles are named after the municipality.^[2]

Municipalities

The population of the present city, including all outlying districts (as of 31 December 2015):

!Municipality!Population

Bethingen	250
Dreisbach	159
Faha	339
Mettlach	3.192
Nohn	689
Orscholz	3.664
Saarhölzbach	1.623
Tünsdorf	894
Wehingen	477
Weiten	1.163

Sights

• Castle Montclair within the Saarschleife
• Castle Saareck
• Castle Ziegelberg
• Chapel of St. Joseph
• Cloef-Atrium (conference and visitor center) in Orscholz
• Cultural-historical exhibition in the adventure center of Villeroy & Boch
• Old abbey
• Old tower
• Parish Church of St. Gangolf
• Parish Church of St. Hubertus, with Gothic Revival organ
• Parish Church of St. Lutwinus, with alabaster choir star unique in Germany
• Saarschleife at the Cloef
• Stoneware museum

Notes and References

1. https://www.saarland.de/stat/DE/_downloads/aktuelleTabellen/Wahlen/Direktwahlen/Gew%C3%A4hlte_B%C3%BCrgermeister_und_Landr%C3%A4te_im_Saarland.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=11 Gewählte Ober-/Bürgermeister*innen, Landrät*innen und Regionalverbandsdirektor*in im Saarland
2. Web site: THE METTLACH TILES, A STORY IN THEMSELVES. Villeroy & Boch. villeroyboch-group.com. 18 April 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160409102702/http://www.villeroyboch-group.com/en/about-villeroy-boch/our-stories/the-mettlach-tiles-a-story-in-themselves.html. 9 April 2016.