Mettlach

Mettlach (; Moselle Franconian: Mettlich) is a municipality in the district Merzig-Wadern, in Saarland, Germany, situated on the river Saar, approximately northwest of Merzig, and south of Trier. The headquarters of Villeroy & Boch are in Mettlach. Also, the Mettlach tiles are named after the municipality.

Municipalities

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Monument dedicated to St. Antonius in Saarhölzbach

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

Municipality	Population
Bethingen	250
Dreisbach	159
Faha	339
Mettlach	3.192
Nohn	689
Orscholz	3.664
Saarhölzbach	1.623
Tünsdorf	894
Wehingen	477
Weiten	1.163

Sights

• Castle Montclair within the Saarschleife
• Castle Saareck
• Castle Ziegelberg
• Chapel of St. Joseph
• Cloef-Atrium (conference and visitor center) in Orscholz
• Cultural-historical exhibition in the adventure center of Villeroy & Boch
• Old abbey
• Old tower
• Parish Church of St. Gangolf
• Parish Church of St. Hubertus, with Gothic Revival organ
• Parish Church of St. Lutwinus, with alabaster choir star unique in Germany
• Saarschleife at the Cloef
• Stoneware museum

Gallery

• Schloss Saareck (Castle Saareck)
  Schloss Saareck (Castle Saareck)
• Schloss Ziegelberg (Castle Ziegelberg)
  Schloss Ziegelberg (Castle Ziegelberg)
• Kapelle St. Joseph (Chapel of St. Joseph)
  Kapelle St. Joseph (Chapel of St. Joseph)
• Cloef-Atrium
  Cloef-Atrium
• Old Abbey (rear view)
  Old Abbey (rear view)
• Alter Turm (old tower)
  Alter Turm (old tower)
• Church of St. Gangolf
  Church of St. Gangolf
• St. Lutwinus' Church
  St. Lutwinus' Church
• Saarschleife at the Cloef
  Saarschleife at the Cloef
• Stoneware Museum
  Stoneware Museum