Wadern

Wadern
Wadern
Location of the town of Wadern within Merzig-Wadern district
Coordinates	49°31′N 6°52′E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saarland
District	Merzig-Wadern
Town subdivisions	14
Mayor	Fredi Dewald (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	111.17 km2 (42.92 sq mi)
Elevation	250-600 m
Population	16,406 (31 December 2010)
- Density	148 /km2 (382 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	MZG
Postal codes	66680–66687
Area codes	06871, 06874 (Büschfeld + Nunkirchen)
Website	www.wadern.de

Wadern is a municipality in the German federal state Saarland, which is situated in the southwest of Germany. It is part of the district Merzig-Wadern. Wadern consists of 14 districts with approximately 17,000 inhabitants. In terms of area, Wadern is the third largest municipality in Saarland after Saarbrücken and St. Wendel.

Geography

Wadern is located at the foot of the Schwarzwälder Hochwald

Districts

Bardenbach, Büschfeld, Dagstuhl, Gehweiler, Krettnich, Lockweiler, Löstertal, Morscholz, Noswendel, Nunkirchen, Steinberg, Wadern, Wadrill, Wedern.

Villages

Altland, Bardenbach, Büschfeld, Buweiler, Dagstuhl, Gehweiler, Kostenbach, Krettnich, Lockweiler, Morscholz, Münchweiler, Niederlöstern, Noswendel, Nuhweiler, Nunkirchen, Oberlöstern, Rathen, Reidelbach, Steinberg, Überlosheim, Vogelsbüsch, Wadern, Wadrill, Wedern

The largest village within the municipality of Wadern is Nunkirchen, which is situated in the very south of the municipality.

Education

Wadern is home to the Hochwald-Gymnasium Wadern

See also

• Schloss Dagstuhl, just outside Wadern
• Stadt Wadern
• Stadtteil Nunkirchen
• Marienhauskliniken St. Elisabeth
• Hochwald-Gymnasium Wadern