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Saarbrücken

Saarbrücken (German pronunciation: [zaːɐ̯ˈbʁʏkən], French: Sarrebruck [saʁ'bʁyk], Rhine Franconian: Saarbrigge [zɐ̯ːˈbrıgə]) is the capital of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is Saarland's administrative, commercial and cultural centre. The city is situated next to the French border at the heart of the metropolitan area of Saarland.

Saarbrücken was created in 1909 by the merger of three towns, Saarbrücken, St. Johann, and Malstatt-Burbach. It used to be 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 St. Johanner Markt (Sankt Johann market).

Twice in the 20th century Saarbrücken was 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.

Saarbrücken (electoral district)

Saarbrücken is one of the 299 single member constituencies used for the German parliament, the Bundestag. One of four districts covering the state of Saarland, it covers the city of Saarbrücken and the municipalities of Kleinblittersdorf, Großrosseln, Püttlingen, Riegelsberg, Völklingen, all located in the Saarbrücken district.

The constituency was created for the 1957 election, the first election after the Saar Treaty had united the Saarland with West Germany. Although the first two elections were won by the Free Democratic Party and Christian Democratic Union (CDU), from the 1965 election onwards the constituency was won by the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD). In the 1990s, Oskar Lafontaine, a prominent figure in the SPD was the district representative. The pattern of SPD victories was broken at the 2009 election, when, in common with the other three districts in the Saarland, the CDU gained the district. The current representative is Anette Hübinger.

Saarbrücken (district)

The Regionalverband Saarbrücken is a Kommunalverband besonderer Art, an integration of a district (Kreis) and a district-free town. It is located in the south of the Saarland, Germany. Neighboring districts are Saarlouis, Neunkirchen, Saar-Pfalz, and the French département Moselle.

History

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 the same as those of a district.

On November 21, 2007, the governing majority of the CDU in the parliament of Saarland passed a law which transformed the Stadtverband Saarbrücken into the Regionalverband Saarbrücken on January 1, 2008. The most striking change by this transformation was the introduction of the Kooperationsrat, a council of officials of the towns and municipalities which exercises some of the powers of Municipal corporation alongside the district council (Regionalversammlung, the local equivalent of the Kreistag). As the directly elected Regionalversammlung represents the population, while the members of the Kooperationsrat are picked by the towns or municipalities which they represent, there is a debate whether the competences of the not-directly-elected Kooperationsrat infringe on the constitutional right of the directly elected Regionalversammlung to exert all powers of Municipal corporation.

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Deutsche Welle Africa News Talk,News,Public Germany
Schwany5 Oberkrain Radio Folk Germany
Sunradio Cologne Reggae Germany
CMR (Christian Music Radio) Christian Contemporary Germany
ToXoRs minimalRADIO Electronica Germany
Darkradio Rock,Alternative,Electronica Germany
Coolradio Classic Rock Classic Rock Germany
wunschradio.fm Schlager Folk Germany
Campus Crew Passau College Germany
#Musik.Goldies on RauteMusik.FM 80s,70s,60s Germany
Musikladen Radio Oldies Germany
Indie Select Indie Germany
Inn-Salzach Welle Oldies Germany
Absolut relax 90s,80s,70s,Soft Rock,Contemporary Germany
sta-lausitz.net Religious Germany
DeeRedRadio Mischen Possible World Europe Germany
Altertainment Alternative,Indie Germany
G3 Das Radio Indie Germany
FFH Top 40 Top 40 Germany
buchholz.fm Varied,News Updates,Experimental Germany
Techno4ever Club Dance,Electronica Germany
Kulturkanal Jazz,Classical Germany
Generationen 80s,70s,60s Germany
Radio Seefunk News Talk,Easy Germany
neue-musik.fm Classical Germany
The Wave Radio Easy Germany
Peli One Hip Hop,Rap Germany
Radio Superoldie Oldies Germany
Radio HC Electronica Germany
DLF Presseschau News,Public Germany
Radio Schwabenwelle Folk Germany
Red Room Music Electronica Germany
Radio Christianismos Gospel,Christian Germany
Big FM Balkan World Europe Germany
NDR N-Joy Abstrait Contemporary Germany
Punksender Punk Germany
La Magia de Tango Radio Latin Hits Germany
Fresh House Dance,Electronica Germany
NSW-AnImE World Asia Germany
Wölffchen Comedy,Kids Germany
MDR SPUTNIK Roboton Channel Electronica Germany
Week FM Electro Electronica Germany
Radio Kosmos.de Electronica Germany
NDR Kultur Classical Germany
Radio Schwarzes Brandenburg Rock,Alternative,Experimental,Electronica Germany
Hitradio MS One Top 40 Germany
Schlagerschweinchen World Europe Germany
Radio 1920 Oldies Germany
Kult.Radio - Das Märchen.Radio Talk Germany
KoRadio Pop,Top 40,R&B Germany
K-Radio Hip Hop,Electronica Germany

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