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 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 until after the World War II that the two parts of the district were reunited in 1946.
Geography The river Saar flows through the district, the Moselle forms the boundary in the west to Luxembourg.
Coat of arms 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 the district.
Towns and municipalities
TownsMunicipalitiesMerzig WadernBeckingen Losheim am See Mettlach Perl Weiskirchen
Education
Primary schools
Primary school Dreiländereck Perl Primary school Langwies of the municipality Mettlach Primary school Orscholz Nicolaus-Voltz primary school Losheim Primary school Bachem-Britten Primary school elections Primary school Düppenweiler Primary school Beckingen Primary school Reimsbach Primary school Kreuzberg (Merzig) Primary school Merzig-Besseringen Primary school Merzig-Brotdorf Primary school Merzig-Hilbringen Primary School Saargau (Schwemlingen) Primary School St. Josef (Merzig) Primary school St. Martin Wadrill-Steinberg with the locations Wadrill and Steinberg Primary school Nunkirchen with the locations Nunkirchen and Bardenbach Primary school Lockweiler Primary school Konfeld
Grammar schools
German-Luxembourgish Schengen Lyceum Perl Gymnasium am Stefansberg (GaS) Oberstufen-Gymnasium of the BBZ 'Merzig subdivided into the faculties health and social affairs as well as economics Peter Wust Gymnasium (PWG) Hochwald-Gymnasium Wadern
Community schools
Community school Orscholz Peter Dewes Community School Losheim am See Friedrich Bernhard Karcher School Beckingen Christian Kretzschmar School Merzig Count Anton School Wadern Eichenlaubschule Weiskirchen
Special schools
Special Education Learning Losheim School zum Broch, special school mental development Merzig-Merchingen Special school for learning disabled people Merzig-Brotdorf Special School Learning Wadern
Occupational schools
BBZ Merzig BBZ-Hochwald
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