Saarburg
Saarburg | |
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Location of Saarburg within Trier-Saarburg district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 49°37′N 6°33′E / 49.617°N 6.550°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Trier-Saarburg |
Municipal assoc. | Saarburg-Kell |
Subdivisions | 4 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jürgen Dixius (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 20.36 km2 (7.86 sq mi) |
Elevation | 159 m (522 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[1] | |
• Total | 7,597 |
• Density | 370/km2 (970/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 54439 |
Dialling codes | 06581 |
Vehicle registration | TR, SAB |
Website | www.saarburg.de |
Saarburg is a city of the Trier-Saarburg district in the Rhineland-Palatinate state of Germany, on the banks of the Saar River in the hilly country a few kilometers upstream from the Saar's junction with the Moselle. Now known as a tourist attraction, the Leuk River flows into the town center and makes a spectacular drop of some 60 feet before joining the larger Saar River that bisects the town. The waterfall is the result of a 13th-century project to redirect the Leuk through the city center.
Saarburg is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Saarburg-Kell. The area around Saarburg is noted for the cultivation of Riesling grapes.
History
The history of the city begins with the construction of the now-ruined castle by Graf Siegfried of Luxembourg in 964. It received its town charter in 1291. The city has a bell foundry, the Glockengießerei Mabilion, which has been in operation since the 1770s, and as of 2003[update] the only one in Germany that makes bronze bells.
From 1945 to 1948 Saarburg was occupied by troops from Luxembourg. From 18 July 1946 to 6 June 1947 Onsdorf, in its then municipal boundary, formed part of the Saar Protectorate. French troops complemented the occupation until 1955.
Saarburg has a proud history with bells, being the producers of bells for many German cathedreals.
Twin towns — sister cities
Saarburg is twinned with:
Sarrebourg, France (1952)
Soulac-sur-Mer, France (1972)
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Born in Saarburg
- Erwin Menny (1893-1949), lieutenant general in the Second World War
- Marianne Baum (1912-1942), resistance fighter against Nazism
References
- ^ "Bevölkerungsstand 2022, Kreise, Gemeinden, Verbandsgemeinden" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz. 2023.
External links
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