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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Geography
The Saar River flows through the district, through the city Saarbrücken in the center of the district.
[edit] 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. |
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[edit] External links
Media related to Regionalverband Saarbrücken at Wikimedia Commons
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Coordinates: 49°15′N 7°00′E / 49.25°N 7.0°E / 49.25; 7.0
Germany
Media related to Regionalverband Saarbrücken at Wikimedia Commons
