Saarbrücken (district)
Appearance
Saarbrücken | |
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Country | Germany |
State | Saarland |
Capital | Saarbrücken |
Area | |
• Total | 410.62 km2 (158.54 sq mi) |
Population (31 December 2022)[1] | |
• Total | 330,848 |
• Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Vehicle registration | SB (Völklingen: VK) |
Website | regionalverband-saarbruecken.de |
The Regionalverband Saarbrücken is a Kommunalverband besonderer Art, that is, it is a special mix of a rural district and a district free city. It is located in the south of the Saarland, Germany.
History
[change | change source]The district Saarbrücken was originally created in 1816. In 1974 the district and the district-free city Saarbrücken were merged, and the new administrative body was named Stadtverband Saarbrücken. Although it's not a district like others, most of its administrative tasks are same as those of a district.
Geography
[change | change source]The Saar River flows through the district, through the city Saarbrücken in the centre of the district.
Coat of arms
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The original district had no coat of arms, the Regionalverband uses a coat derived from the one of the Counts of Nassau-Saarbrücken. The silver lion is taken from the County of Saarbrücken, the golden lion is the lion of Nassau. |
Towns and municipalities
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References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Fläche und Bevölkerung - Stand: 31.12.2022 (Basis Zensus 2011)" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes. June 2023.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Official website Archived 2020-10-27 at the Wayback Machine (German)