Mettlach

Mettlach
Municipality
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Location of Mettlach within Merzig-Wadern district
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Coordinates: 49°29′39.2″N 6°36′18.7″E / 49.494222°N 6.605194°E / 49.494222; 6.605194
Country	Germany
State	Saarland
District	Merzig-Wadern
Subdivisions	10
Government
• Mayor (2016–26)	Daniel Kiefer (SPD)
Area
• Total	78.08 km2 (30.15 sq mi)
Highest elevation	451 m (1,480 ft)
Lowest elevation	154 m (505 ft)
Population  (2024-12-31)
• Total	12,621
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	66693
Dialling codes	06864
Vehicle registration	MZG
Website	www.mettlach.de

Mettlach (Saarlandic dialect: Mettlich) is a municipality in Merzig-Wadern in Saarland, Germany. It is on the river Saar, about 7 km (4.3 mi) northwest of Merzig and 30 km (19 mi) south of Trier. The headquarters of Villeroy & Boch are in Mettlach.

Districts

The municipality has 10 districts:

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 windows that are unique in Germany
• Saarschleife at the Cloef
• Stoneware museum

References

Other websites

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Mettlach.

• Official website (in German)