Merzig

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Franks 5th century

Francia->Carolingian Empire 481–888

{{flagicon image|Red St George's Cross.svg}} Bishopric->Prince-Bishopric->Electorate of Trier 888–1333

{{flagicon image|Flag of Lorraine.svg}} Duchy of Lorraine/{{flagicon image|Red St George's Cross.svg}} Electorate of Trier 1333–1766 (condominium)

{{flagicon image|Pavillon royal de France.svg}} Kingdom of France/{{flagicon image|Red St George's Cross.svg}} Electorate of Trier 1766–1778 (condominium)

{{flagicon image|Red St George's Cross.svg}} Electorate of Trier 1778–1794

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{{flag|Kingdom of Prussia}} 1815–1871

{{flag|German Empire}} 1871–1918

{{flagicon image|Flag of Saar 1920-1935.svg}} Territory of the Saar Basin 1920–1935

{{flag|Nazi Germany}} 1935–1945

{{flagicon image|Flag of Saar (1947–1956).svg}} Saar Protectorate 1947–1956

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File:DBPSL_1957_401_Merzig.jpg commemorating the 1957 centennial of Merzig receiving city rights.]]

In addition to the above, the city was known under French rule as Mercy.

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File:Merzig StPeter4.jpg St. Peter's Church]]

File:Merzig Marienkapelle.jpg 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):

• Expeditionary Museum Werner Freund
• Fine mechanical museum in the Fellenbergmühle
• Museum of Local History in Fellenberg Castle
• B-Werk Besseringen
• Saarland Psychiatric Museum{{Cite book|title=Besuchen Sie Ihren Arzt oder Apotheker Eine Tour durch Deutschlands Museen für Medizin und Pharmazie|last=Eckart.|first=Roloff|others=Henke-Wendt, Karin., S. Hirzel Verlag GmbH & Co.|isbn=9783777625096|edition=1. Aufl|location=Stuttgart|oclc=932022285}}

• 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

• Bürgerpark Besseringen
• Garden of the Senses on the Kreuzberg
• Orchids on the Nackberg at Hilbringen
• Town park

• 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

Merzig is the birthplace of footballer Kevin Trapp and tennis player Benjamin Becker.

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

{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}

Merzig is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Städtepartnerschaften|url=https://www.merzig.de/rathaus-buergerservice/staedtepartnerschaften/|website=merzig.de|publisher=Merzig|language=de|access-date=2021-02-25}}

• {{flagicon|GER}} Luckau, Germany
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Saint-Médard-en-Jalles, France

• 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)

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