Merzig

[edit] Romanesque St. Peter's Church Neoclassical St. Mary's Chapel Merzig was created in 1974 as part of the territorial reform in Saarland. The present-day town consists of the previous town of Merzig and 16 surrounding former municipalities. The population of the present town, including all outlying districts (as of June 30, 2011): District Population Merzig 10,934 Ballern 1,189 Besseringen 2,979 Bietzen 968 Brotdorf 3,733 Büdingen 310 Fitten 706 Harlingen 565 Hilbringen 2,569 Mechern 834 Menningen 635 Merchingen 939 Mondorf 768 Schwemlingen 2,186 Silwingen 387 Weiler 350 Wellingen 291 Total 30,343

[edit] Museums[edit] Expeditionary Museum Werner Freund Fine mechanical museum in the Fellenbergmühle Museum of Local History in Fellenberg Castle B-Werk Besseringen Saarland Psychiatric Museum Buildings[edit] Church of St. Peter Historic townhouse („Altes Rathaus“) Diverse baroque buildings such as Halfenhaus, Staadt-Marx's Bürgerhaus, Hilbringer Schlösschen, Abteihof Besseringen ("Zehnt-Haus"), former residence of Christian Kretzschmar in Trierer Straße (all 18th century) Various interesting buildings of the 19th and early 20th centuries such as Villa Fuchs, Protestant church, churches in Hilbringen (St. Peter in chains) and Besseringen (Sacred Heart Church), Lothringer Hof, station, main building of the former state hospital, Art Nouveau buildings in Trierer Straße, former jam factory (previous monastery) Various chapels worth seeing, such as St. Mary's Chapel, St. Cross Chapel, Kreuzberg Chapel, Josef Chapel, Harlinger Chapel, Old Wellinger Chapel, St. Clement Chapel (Menningen) Seffersbach Bridge, 1901, last preserved suspension belt bridge "System Möller" in Saarland Catholic parish church of St. Agatha (Merchingen) Catholic parish church of St. Mary Magdalene (Brotdorf) Catholic parish church of St. Martin (Bietzen) Catholic parish church of St. Josef Parks[edit] Bürgerpark Besseringen Garden of the Senses on the Kreuzberg Orchids on the Nackberg at Hilbringen Town park Other attractions[edit] B-Werk Besseringen (Westwall Bunkeranlage), on the B 51 between Merzig and Besseringen Public indoor swimming pool „Das Bad“ Bietzener healing spring on the B 51 in the direction of Beckingen Public natural swimming pool Heilborn Sculptor symposium stones at the border Monastery St. Gangolf, between Besseringen and Mettlach Museum railway (to Losheim) Animal enclosure at Blättelbornweiher Wolf enclosure in the Kammerforst Kreuzbergkapelle with views over almost the entire city and the Merzig basin Kletterhafen - Europe's largest free-standing climbing park Sport[edit] Merzig is the birthplace of footballer Kevin Trapp and tennis player Benjamin Becker. Musical theatre[edit] Since 2012 Merzig stages musicals for two months each year, starring famous German musical actors like Uwe Kröger. The venue is a huge marquee, called 'Zeltpalast' (marquee palace). 2012: Hairspray 2013: Burlesque 2014: The Addams Family, German debut 2015: La Cage aux Folles 2016: The Addams Family (off season production in February) 2016: 9 to 5, German debut

[edit] See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany Merzig is twinned with: Luckau, Germany Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, France

[edit] Franz-Josef Röder (1909–1979), politician (CDU) Susanne Fontaine (born 1961), musicologist Kevin Trapp (born 1990), footballer Sahra Wagenknecht (born 1969), politician (Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht)