Saarbrücken
capital of the German state of Saarland
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Saarbrücken | |
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 Saarbrücken in January 2006 | |
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Location of Saarbrücken within Saarbrücken district | |
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| Coordinates: 49°14′N 7°0′E / 49.233°N 7.000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saarland |
| District | Saarbrücken |
| Subdivisions | 20 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Charlotte Britz (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • City | 167.07 km2 (64.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 230.1 m (754.9 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[3] | |
| • City | 181,959 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 329,593 [2] |
| • Metro | 700,000[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 66001–66133 |
| Dialling codes | 0681, 06893, 06897, 06898, 06805 |
| Vehicle registration | SB |
| Website | www |
County of Saarbrücken | |||||||||
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| 12th century–1797 | |||||||||
| Status | State of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
| Capital | Saarbrücken | ||||||||
| Common languages | Rhine Franconian; see language of the Saarland | ||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Joined Holy Roman Empire | 925 | ||||||||
• Established | ca 1120 12th century | ||||||||
• Passed to Nassau-Weilburg | 1353 | ||||||||
• Occupied by France | 1793 | ||||||||
• Annexed by France | 1797 | ||||||||
| June 9 1815 | |||||||||
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Saarbrücken (German: [zaːɐ̯ˈbʁʏkn̩] (
listen); French: Sarrebruck[4] [saʁbʁyk]; Rhine Franconian: Saarbrigge [zaːˈbʁɪɡə]; Latin: Saravipons) is a German city and a district in the state of Saarland.
The city is also the capital of the Saarland. Saarbrücken has 180,000 inhabitants. It is on the Saar River.
References
change- ↑ Eurodistrict SaarMoselle
- ↑ [1] Archived 2018-06-19 at the Wayback Machine Saarland.de – Amtliche Einwohnerzahlen Stand 30.06.2017
- ↑ "Fläche und Bevölkerung - Stand: 31.12.2022 (Basis Zensus 2011)" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes. June 2023.
- ↑ "Start | Landeshauptstadt Saarbrücken". Saarbruecken.de (in French and German).
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