Mettlach (Saarlandic dialect:Mettlich) is a municipality in the district

Merzig-Wadern 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. History The district was created in 18 ...

, in

Saarland The Saarland (, ; french: Sarre ) is a state of Germany in the south west of the country. With an area of and population of 990,509 in 2018, it is the smallest German state in area apart from the city-states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg, a ...

Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwee ...

, situated on the river Saar, approximately northwest of

Merzig Merzig (, french: Mercy, ''Moselle Franconian:'' ''Meerzisch''/''Miërzësch'') is a town in Saarland, Germany. It is the capital of the district Merzig-Wadern, with about 30,000 inhabitants in 17 municipalities on 108 km². It is situated ...

, and south of

Trier Trier ( , ; lb, Tréier ), formerly known in English as Trèves ( ;) and Triers (see also names in other languages), is a city on the banks of the Moselle in Germany. It lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of red sandstone in the ...

. The headquarters of

Villeroy & Boch Villeroy & Boch (, ) is a German manufacturer of ceramics, with the company headquarters located in Mettlach, Saarland. History The company began in the tiny Lorraine village of Audun le Tiche, where the iron master François Boch set up a pott ...

are in Mettlach. Also, the Mettlach tiles are named after the municipality.

Municipalities

The population of the present city, including all outlying districts (as of 31 December 2015):

Sights

* Saarschleife at the Cloef * Castle Montclair within the Saarschleife * Castle Ziegelberg * Castle Saareck * Old abbey * Old tower * Parish Church of St. Lutwinus, with alabaster choir star unique in Germany * Chapel St. Joseph * cultural-historical exhibition in the adventure center of

* Cloef-Atrium (conference and visitor center) in Orscholz

References

{{Authority control Merzig-Wadern Districts of the Rhine Province