Mettlach - municipality of Germany

Mettlach is a municipality in the Merzig-Wadern district of the Saarland. It's at the western edge of Germany, bordering France, and 5 km east of the Schengen triple border of Germany, France and Luxembourg. Mettlach is best known for the manufacture of Villeroy & Boch ceramics.

Get in

By train

Mettlach has two rail stations on the Saarstrecke that runs between Saarbrücken and Trier.

By car

Mettlach is on the B51 road to Konz, 9 km north of Merzig.

Get around

See

• Villeroy & Boch Discovery Centre, 49.49417°, 6.59472°.
• Saarschleife. Bend in the river Saar. With the classic view from the Cloef.
• St. Lutwinus church, 49.49116°, 6.59214°. St. Lutwins church built in 1847 which replaced the old church from the 8th century
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Do

Buy

• Villeroy & Boch Outlet-Shop Mettlach, Freiherr-vom-Stein-Straße 4, 49.49237°, 6.59021°.

Eat

• Mettlacher Abtei-Bräu, Bahnhofstr. 32, +49 6864 93232.
• Schloss Ziegelberg, Am Ziegelberg 1, +49 6864 1400.

Drink

Sleep

• Hotel Saarpark, Bahnhofstraße 31, +49 6864 9200.
• Zum Schwan, Freiherr-vom-Stein-Str 34, +49 6864 9116-0.
• Hotel Saarblick, Freiherr-vom-Stein-Straße 14, +49 6864 583.

Connect

Go next

• Konz
• Merzig