Saarbrücken
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Saarbrücken | |
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![]() Saarbrücken in January 2006 | |
Location of Saarbrücken within Saarbrücken district | |
Coordinates: 49°14′N 7°0′E / 49.233°N 7.000°ECoordinates: 49°14′N 7°0′E / 49.233°N 7.000°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saarland |
District | Saarbrücken |
Government | |
• Mayor | Charlotte Britz (SPD) |
Area | |
• City | 167.52 km2 (64.68 sq mi) |
Elevation | 230.1 m (754.9 ft) |
Population (2016-12-31)[5] | |
• City | 179,709 |
• Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
• Urban | 329,593 [4] |
• Metro | 700,000[3] |
Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
Postal codes | 66001–66133 |
Dialling codes | 0681, 06893, 06897, 06898, 06805 |
Vehicle registration | SB |
Website | www.saarbruecken.de |
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 (French: Sarrebruck) 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 and is on the river Saar.
References[change | change source]
- ↑ https://www.destatis.de/DE/ZahlenFakten/LaenderRegionen/Regionales/Gemeindeverzeichnis/Administrativ/Aktuell/05Staedte.html.
- ↑ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2018 (4. Quartal)". DESTATIS. Archived from the original on 10 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ↑ Eurodistrict SaarMoselle
- ↑ [1] Saarland.de – Amtliche Einwohnerzahlen Stand 30.06.2017
- ↑ "Fläche und Bevölkerung - Stand: 31.12.2016 (Basis Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes (in German). January 2018.
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