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{{Infobox District DE
| name=Merzig-Wadern
| image_flag=Fahne Landkreis Merzig-Wadern.svg
| image_coa=Wappen Landkreis Merzig-Wadern.svg
| state=Saarland
| capital=[[Merzig]]
| area=555.00
| Kreisschlüssel    = 10042
| district_admin    = Daniela Schlegel-Friedrich
| admin_party       = CDU
| carsign=MZG<small> (since 1957)<br>OE 2/ OE 12/ OE 22/ OE 32 (1949–1956); SA 02 (1945–1949)</small> 
| url={{url|https://www.merzig-wadern.de/}}
| map={{Germany district OSM map |parent_subdivision = Q1201}}
}}
'''Merzig-Wadern''' is a ''Kreis'' ([[Districts of Germany|district]]) in the northwest of the [[Saarland]], [[Germany]]. Neighboring districts are [[Trier-Saarburg]], [[Sankt Wendel (district)|Sankt Wendel]], [[Saarlouis (district)|Saarlouis]], the [[France|French]] ''[[département]]'' [[Moselle (department)|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 till after the [[World War II]] that the two parts of the district were reunited in 1946.

==Geography==
The river [[Saar (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 (province)|Lorraine]]. The [[Wolfsangel|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==
{{Imagemap Germany district MZG|Municipalities in MZG.svg|300px{{!}}thumb{{!}}Clickable map of towns and municipalities in the district}}
{|
! align=left width=50%|Towns
! align=left width=50%|Municipalities
|- valign=top
||
#[[Merzig]]
#[[Wadern]]
||
#[[Beckingen]]
#[[Losheim am See]]
#[[Mettlach]]
#[[Perl, Germany|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

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Landkreis Merzig-Wadern}}
*{{Official website|www.landkreis-merzig-wadern.de}} {{in lang|de}}

{{Germany districts saarland}}
{{Authority control}}

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[[Category:Districts of Saarland]]