Canton of Mersch

Canton in Centre, Luxembourg

Mersch (Luxembourgish: Miersch) is a canton in the centre of Luxembourg. It is the only canton, other than Luxembourg, to be entirely surrounded by other cantons, and therefore not to have an international boundary.

Administrative divisions

Mersch Canton consists of the following ten communes:

• Bissen
• Colmar-Berg
• Fischbach
• Heffingen
• Helperknapp
• Larochette
• Lintgen
• Lorentzweiler
• Mersch
• Nommern

Mergers

• On 1 January 2018 the former communes of Boevange-sur-Attert and Tuntange were merged to create the commune of Helperknapp. The name "Helperknapp" derives from the name of a hill of the same name located within the commune. ^[1]

Population

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References

1. "Am 1. Januar in Luxemburgs Gemeinden: Fusionen werden Realität". Luxemburger Wort. 2017-12-31. Retrieved 2018-12-28.
2. "Population par canton et commune". statistiques.public.lu. Retrieved 11 January 2022.