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Saarbrücken
SB-Rathaus.jpg
Coat of arms of Saarbrücken
Coat of arms
Country Germany
State Saarland
District Saarbrücken District
Subdivisions 20
Elevation
230.1 m (754.9 ft)
Population
 (2021-12-31)
 • Total 179,634
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

Grafschaft Saarbrücken (de)
Comté de Sarrebruck (fr)
Grofschaft Saarbrécken (lb)
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
• Passed to Prussian Grd
    Dchy Lwr Rhine
  
June 9 1815
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Bishopric of Metz Bishopric of Metz
Sarre (department)

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.

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  • 20110418Roemerkastell Saarbruecken10

    Ruins of the Roman camp Römerkastell

  • Saarbrücken Halberg Mithrashöhle

    The Mithras shrine at Halberg hill

  • Saarbruecken-Ludwigskirche

    The Ludwigskirche (Ludwig Church)

  • Bundesarchiv Bild 146-1979-020-24, Westwall, eingebautes MG

    Machine-gun emplacement of a bunker. Saarbrücken, 1940.

  • M24 Chaffee at Spicheren pic01

    M24, donated by veterans of the 70th US Infantry, facing ruins of fortifications at Spicheren Heights

  • 20111230Saarkran Saarbruecken07

    Saarkran, reconstructed next to William-Henry-Bridge in 1991

  • Ludwigsparkstadion Saarbrücken 002

    Ludwigsparkstadion

  • Tbilisser-platz-saarbruecken

    Tbilisser Platz, Saarbrücken named after Tbilisi, Georgia

  • Wolfgang Staudte 907-1747 (1)

    Wolfgang Staudte, 1955

  • KAS-Altmeier, Peter-Bild-6902-1

    Peter Altmeier, 1963

  • Claudia Kohde-Kilsch 2012-03-16

    Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, 2012

  • RathausStJohannPhönixbrunnenL1030218 (2)

    Town Hall St. Johann

  • 20110818Stiftskirche St Arnual02

    Stiftskirche St. Arnual

  • Saarbrücken Schlosskirche (1890058076)

    Schlosskirche St. Nikolaus

  • Friedenskirche03

    Friedenskirche, seen from Ludwigsplatz

  • SaarbrückenStJohann1

    St. John's Basilica

  • Ludwigskirche Saarbruecken

    Ludwigskirche

  • Schloss Saarbruecken blaue Stunde

    Saarbrücken Castle

  • Saarbruecken-alte-brucke2

    Alte Brücke (Old Bridge)

  • Saarbrücken Staatstheater

    Staatstheater (Theatre)

  • St. Michael mit Rotenbergtreppe, Saarbrücken, 2008

    St. Michael

  • Saarbahn johanniskirche

    Saarbahn tramway

  • Saarbrücken HPF

    The central station

  • Flughafen Saarbruecken 001

    Saarbrücken Airport

  • Saarbrücken Hafenstraße

    Saarbrücken, Harbour Road

  • Saarbrücken-Bürgerpark

    Bürgerpark

  • Universität des Saarlandes, Saarbrücken, 2005

    Campus of the Saarland University

See also

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