Wadgassen
Zweiradmuseum
Wadgassen
Location of Wadgassen within Saarlouis district
Coordinates	49°16′N 6°46′E / 49.26667°N 6.76667°E / 49.26667; 6.76667Coordinates: 49°16′N 6°46′E / 49.26667°N 6.76667°E / 49.26667; 6.76667
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saarland
District	Saarlouis
Mayor	Harald Braun (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	25.93 km2 (10.01 sq mi)
Elevation	187 m  (614 ft)
Population	18,210 (31 December 2010)[1]
- Density	702 /km2 (1,819 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SLS
Postal code	66787
Area code	06834
Website	www.wadgassen.de

Wadgassen is a municipality in the district of Saarlouis, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Saar, approx. 6 km southeast of Saarlouis, and 15 km west of Saarbrücken.

Religion [link]

Between 1135 and 1792 the Premonstratensian Wadgassen Abbey (German: Prämonstratenser-Chorherrenstift Wadgassen) was located here.

Fusion [link]

• 1974: Differten, Friedrichweiler, Hostenbach, Schaffhausen (Saar), Wadgassen (village), Werbeln

Politics [link]

Local council [link]

(as at 3 September 2008)^[2]

Mayor [link]

• From 1 May 1988 - today: Harald Braun, SPD
• 1974 - 1988: Dr. Friedrich Mouty, CDU

Twin town [link]

• Arques (Pas-de-Calais), France, since 1979

Economy [link]

• Glass industry (Villeroy & Boch).
• Mechanical engineering (Firma Koch; since 2007 FL SMIDTH KOCH MVT)
• Startup: Factory-Outlet-Center

Museums [link]

• Deutsches Zeitungsmuseum (DZM) in the Abteihof (part of the former Premonstratensian abbey)
• Glashütte Museum: Villeroy & Boch
• Museum Academia Wadegotia - local history and living history of Wadgassen: Treppenstrasse 13 (csw Neubau), Wadgassen. Founded as institute museum.

• Saarländisches Zweiradmuseum on the site of the Cristallerie Wadgassen (closed on 30 September 2007)

Famous people [link]

• Daniel Braun, author and journalist
• Johannes Kirschweng, poet

Sources and external links [link]

• Wadgassen, Local council
• museum.academia-wadegotia.de (History and living history of Wadgassen)

References [link]

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