Karlsbrunn

Karlsbrunn
Ortsteil of Großrosseln
Coat of arms
Location of Karlsbrunn
Karlsbrunn Karlsbrunn
Coordinates: 49°10′00″N 06°49′00″E
Country	Germany
State	Saarland
District	Saarbrücken
Municipality	Großrosseln
Elevation	240 m (790 ft)
Population  (2000)
• Total	1,100
Demonym	Karlsbrunner
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	66352
Dialling codes	06809
Vehicle registration	SB

Karlsbrunn is a German village, part of the municipality of Großrosseln, situated in the district of Saarbrücken, part of the federal state of Saarland. Its population is about 1,100 inhabitants.

History

The town is the ancestral home of Dwight D. Eisenhower's family. The Eisenhauer (German for "iron hewer/miner") family migrated from Karlsbrunn, Germany, to North America, first settling in York, Pennsylvania, in 1741. Accounts vary as to how and when the German name Eisenhauer was anglicized to Eisenhower. Eisenhower's Pennsylvania Dutch ancestors, who were primarily farmers, included Hans Nikolaus Eisenhauer of Karlsbrunn, who migrated to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1741.

Geography

The village lies in the urban area of Saarbrücken, 5 km in south of Großrosseln and close to the frontier with France (with the department of Moselle, Lorraine). The nearest French municipalities are Rosbruck, Forbach and Freyming-Merlebach.

External links

• (in German) Literature of Karlsbrunn at Saarländische Bibliographie