Saarland
Saarland | |
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Coordinates: 49°22′59″N 6°49′59″E / 49.38306°N 6.83306°E | |
Kintra | Germany |
Caipital | Saarbrücken |
Govrenment | |
• Meenister-Preses | Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (CDU) |
• Govrening pairties | CDU / SPD |
• Bundesrat votes | 3 (o 69) |
Area | |
• Tot | 2568.65 km2 (991.76 sq mi) |
Population (2021-12-31)[1] | |
• Tot | 982,348 |
• Density | 380/km2 (990/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
ISO 3166 code | DE-SL |
GDP/ Nominal | €30.06 billion (2010) [citation needit] |
NUTS Region | DEC |
Website | saarland.de |
Saarland (German pronunciation: [ˈzaːɐlant]; French: Sarre, IPA: [saʁ]) is ane o the saxteen states o Germany. The caipital is Saarbrücken. It haes an aurie o 2570 km² an 1,045,000 indwellers. In baith aurie an population, it is the smawest state in Germany ither than the ceety-states (Berlin, Bremen an Hamburgh). Its location on the mairch atween Fraunce an Germany haes gien Saarland a unique history.
The Saar didna exist as a unifeed entity till its creation as the Territory o the Saar Basin bi the League o Naitions efter Warld War I. Afore this, some pairts o the current entity wur Proushie an ither pairts Bavarie. The indwellers votit tae rejoin Germany in a plebiscite in 1935.
Frae 1947 tae 1956 the Saar wis a French-occupeed territory (the "Saar Protectorate") separate frae the rest o Germany. In 1955 the inhabitants wur affered unthirldom in a plebiscite, but insteid votit tae become a state o Wast Germany. Frae 1920 tae 1935, an then frae 1947 tae 1959, the indwellers uised postage stamps issued specially for the territory; see postage stamps an postal history o the Saar for details. Atween 1950 an 1956, Saarland wis a member o the Cooncil o Europe. Ane o Lufthansa's Boeing 747-400s (registered D-ABVS) is namit Saarland.
References
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- ↑ "Amtliche Einwohnerzahlen Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes. Juin 2022.
- ↑ "State population". Portal of the Federal Statistics Office Germany. Archived frae the original on 13 Mey 2007. Retrieved 3 Julie 2012.