Merzig-Wadern is a Kreis ( district ) in the northwest of the Saarland , Germany . Neighboring districts are Trier-Saarburg , Sankt Wendel , Saarlouis , the French département Moselle , and Luxembourg .
3-618: Mettlach (Saarlandic dialect:Mettlich) is a municipality in the district Merzig-Wadern , in Saarland , Germany , situated on the river Saar , approximately 7 km (4.3 mi) northwest of Merzig , and 30 km (19 mi) south of Trier . The headquarters of Villeroy & Boch are in Mettlach. Also, the Mettlach tiles are named after the municipality. The population of the present city, including all outlying districts (as of 31 December 2015): Merzig-Wadern The district
6-469: The district, the Moselle forms the boundary in the west to Luxembourg . The coat of arms show the symbols of those countries which had possessions in the district's area. The top-left show the cross of Trier , the top-right those of Lorraine . The wolf hook in the bottom-left represents Dagstuhl , which owned Wadern; the lion in the bottom-right stands for Luxembourg , which owned the western part of
9-676: Was created in 1816 when the area became property of Prussia . After World War I the Saar area was under special government of the League of Nations , which split the district into two. The area around Wadern stayed Prussian, while the Merzig area became part of the Saar area. In 1935, the Saar area rejoined Germany; however, it took till after the World War II that the two parts of the district were reunited in 1946. The river Saar flows through
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