Saarbrücken facts for kids
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| Coordinates | 49°14′0″N 7°0′0″E / 49.233333°N 7°E |
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| Country | Germany |
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| State | Saarland |
| District | Saarbrücken District |
| City subdivisions | 20 |
| Mayor | Charlotte Britz (SPD) |
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| Area | 167.07 km2 (64.51 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 230.1 m (755 ft) |
| Population | 180,515 (31 December 2006) |
| - Density | 1,080 /km2 (2,798 /sq mi) |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | SB |
| Postal codes | 66001-66133 |
| Area codes | 0681, 06893, 06897, 06898, 06805 |
| Website | www.saarbruecken.de |
| Location of the town of Saarbrücken within Saarbrücken District district | |
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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 | ||||||||
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• Joined Holy Roman Empire
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925 | ||||||||
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• Established
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ca 1120 12th century | ||||||||
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• Passed to Nassau-Weilburg
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1353 | ||||||||
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• Occupied by France
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1793 | ||||||||
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• Annexed by France
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1797 | ||||||||
| June 9 1815 |
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Saarbrücken is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is Saarland's administrative, commercial and cultural centre and is next to the French border.
Saarbrücken was created in 1909 by the merger of three towns, Saarbrücken, St. Johann, and Malstatt-Burbach. It was the industrial and transport centre of the Saar coal basin. Products included iron and steel, sugar, beer, pottery, optical instruments, machinery, and construction materials.
Historic landmarks in the city include the stone bridge across the Saar (1546), the Gothic church of St. Arnual, the 18th-century Saarbrücken Castle, and the old part of the town, the Sankt Johanner Markt (Market of St. Johann).
In the 20th century, Saarbrücken was twice separated from Germany: in 1920–35 as capital of the Territory of the Saar Basin and in 1947–56 as capital of the Saar Protectorate.
Images for kids
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Ruins of the Roman camp Römerkastell
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The Mithras shrine at Halberg hill
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The Ludwigskirche (Ludwig Church)
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Saarkran, reconstructed next to William-Henry-Bridge in 1991.
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Lulustein in 1871, commemorating Prince Louis Bonaparte's first cannon shot
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Machine-gun emplacement of a bunker. Saarbrücken, 1940.
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M24, donated by Veterans of the 70th US-Infantry, facing ruins of fortifications at Spicheren Heights
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Friedenskirche, seen from Ludwigsplatz
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St. John's Basilica
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The Wilhelm-Heinrich-Bridge with a reconstructed river crane
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The Alte Brücke (Old Bridge)
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The Staatstheater (theatre)
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The Saarbahn tramway
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The campus of the Saarland University
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The Deutsches Forschungszentrum für Künstliche Intelligenz (DFKI), the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence
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The central station
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The Saarbrücken Airport
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Saarbrücken, Harbour Road
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Saarbrücken Castle
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