Mersch (canton)
canton in Luxembourg
Mersch (Luxembourgish: Miersch) is a canton in the centre of Luxembourg. Its capital is Mersch.
| Mersch | |
| Canton | |
| Country |  Luxembourg
|
|---|---|
| Capital | Mersch |
| - coordinates | 49°42′N 6°6′E / 49.700°N 6.100°E |
| Highest point | |
| - elevation | 436 m (1,430 ft) |
| Lowest point | |
| - elevation | 201 m (659 ft) |
| Area | 223.9 km² (86 sq mi) [1] |
| Population | 31,351 (2017) [2] |
| Density | 140 /km² (363 /sq mi) |
| Canton since | 24 February 1843 |
| Subdivisions | 11 communes |
| Timezone | CET (UTC+1) |
| - summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| ISO 3166-2 | LU-ME |
| LAU 1 | LU00012 |
 Location of the Mersch canton
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It is the only canton, other than Luxembourg, to be entirely surrounded by other cantons, and therefore not to have an international boundary.
GeographyEdit
With an area of 223.9 km2 (86.4 sq mi),[1] and a population (2017) of 31,351, the Mersch canton has a population density of 140.0 inhabitants/km².[2]
The canton has the Diekirch canton to the north, the Echternach canton to the east, the Grevenmacher canton to the southeast and the Luxembourg canton to the south. The canton borders, to the west, with the Redange canton.
CommunesEdit
The Mersch canton has 11 communes (2016 population).[2]
- Bissen (3,021)
- Boevange-sur-Attert (2,375)
- Colmar-Berg (2,175)
- Fischbach (1,195)
- Heffingen (1,317)
- Larochette (2,162)
- Lintgen (2,902)
- Lorentzweiler (3,896)
- Mersch (9,195)
- Nommern (1,393)
- Tuntange (1,720)
Related pagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Canton of Mersch. |
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Surface area of the cantons and municipalities". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Retrieved 23 May 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Population by canton and municipality 1821 - 2017". Statistics Portal - Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Retrieved 30 December 2017.