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Saarbrücken | |
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 Saarbrücken in January 2006 | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Saarbrücken within Saarbrücken district | |
  Saarbrücken  Saarbrücken | |
| 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)[4] | |
| • City | 179,709 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 329,593 Invalid <ref> tag;
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| • 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.
- ↑ [1] Euro District Saar-Moselle
- ↑ "Fläche und Bevölkerung - Stand: 31.12.2016 (Basis Zensus 2011)" (PDF). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes (in German). January 2018.
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