Mertingen

Mertingen is a municipality in the district of Donau-Ries in Bavaria in Germany.

Mertingen
Municipality
Center of Mertingen
Coat of arms
Location of Mertingen within Donau-Ries district
Mertingen Show map of Germany Mertingen Show map of Bavaria
Coordinates: 48°39′N 10°47′E
Country	Germany
State	Bavaria
Admin. region	Schwaben
District	Donau-Ries
Government
• Mayor (2020–26)	Veit Meggle[1]
Area
• Total	38.42 km2 (14.83 sq mi)
Elevation	411 m (1,348 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)[2]
• Total	3,980
• Density	100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	86690
Dialling codes	09078
Vehicle registration	DON
Website	www.mertingen.de

The important Roman road, the Via Claudia Augusta was built in this area near the location of "Burghoefe" during the 1st century AD, linking Italy with the Danube river. It had its northern end around Mertingen, it then branched into a Roman military road following the Danube river from its origin in the West to Regensburg in the East.

The Zott dairy company has its headquarters and factory in the town.