Merlscheid (Belgium)

Merlscheid
Merlscheid
State :	Belgium
Region :	Wallonia
Province :	Liege
District :	Verviers
Municipality :	Büllingen
Coordinates :	50 ° 21 ′  N , 6 ° 21 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 21 ′  N , 6 ° 21 ′  E
Residents:	64 pop.
Height:	560  m
Post Code:	4760

Merlscheid is a district of the large community Büllingen in the German-speaking Community (DG) in the far east of Belgium . Merlscheid has 64 inhabitants and belongs to the sub-community Manderfeld ; it is located around 2 kilometers north of the village of Manderfeld and 11 kilometers southeast of the main town of Büllingen. In Merlscheid there is the St. Brixius Chapel from the 18th century , a protected cultural monument .

Chapel of St. Brixius in Merlscheid

history

Merlscheid was founded in the Franconian expansion period between 800 and 1100 AD. The earliest evidence is the register of the Moselle trips (1538) in the form of Merscheit .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ buellingen.be: Merlscheid , accessed on February 24, 2014
2. ↑ buellingen.be: History of Merlscheid , accessed on February 24, 2014