Mersch

This article is about the commune in Luxembourg. For other uses, see Mersch (disambiguation).

Mersch (French pronunciation: [mɛʁʃ], German pronunciation: [mɛʁʃ]; Luxembourgish: Miersch [ˈmiːɐ̯ʃ] ^ⓘ) is a commune and town in central Luxembourg, situated in the canton of the same name. It is situated at the confluence of the rivers Alzette, Mamer and Eisch.

Mersch Miersch
Commune
Coat of arms
Map of Luxembourg with Mersch highlighted in orange, and the canton in dark red
Coordinates: 49.75°N 6.1°E / 49.75; 6.1
Country	Luxembourg
Canton	Mersch
Government
• Mayor	Michel Malherbe
Area
• Total	49.74 km2 (19.20 sq mi)
• Rank	9th of 100
Highest elevation	428 m (1,404 ft)
• Rank	29th of 100
Lowest elevation	208 m (682 ft)
• Rank	28th of 100
Population  (2025)
• Total	10,645
• Rank	13th of 100
• Density	210/km2 (550/sq mi)
• Rank	41st of 100
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
LAU 2	LU0000409
Website	mersch.lu

As of 2023^[update], the town of Mersch, which lies in the centre of the commune, has a population of 5,093. Other towns within the commune include Beringen, Berschbach, Moesdorf, Pettingen, Reckange, Rollingen, and Schoenfels.

Mersch is the home of the National Literature Centre, Luxembourg's national literary archive. The town is the site of one of the six regional headquarters of the Grand Ducal Police.

Mersch Castle is one of the castles belonging to the Valley of the Seven Castles. Located in the centre of the town, its history goes back to the 13th century. Today the castle houses the administrative offices of the local commune.^[1]

Some 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Mersch, Pettingen Castle in the village of Pettingen is one of the best preserved fortified castles in the country.^[2]

Transportation

Mersch is connected to the centre and north of the country by Line 10 trains serving Mersch railway station.

Population

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Notable people

Mersch Castle

• Emmanuel Servais (1811–1890), a Luxembourgish politician; 5th Prime Minister of Luxembourg, 1867/1874.
• Nik Welter (1871–1951), a Luxembourgish writer, playwright, poet, professor, literary critic and statesman.
• Will Kesseler (1899-1983), a Luxembourgish painter, one of nation’s best Colourists.
• Nora Wagener (born 1989), a Luxembourgish short story writer, novelist, children's writer and playwright; brought up locally