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Bexbach
Town
Coat of arms of Bexbach
Coat of arms
Location of Bexbach within Saarpfalz district
BexbachHomburgKirkelSankt IngbertBlieskastelMandelbachtalGersheimFranceFranceRhineland-PalatinateNeunkirchen (district)Saarbrücken (district)
CountryGermany
StateSaarland
DistrictSaarpfalz
Government
 • MayorThomas Leis (SPD)
Area
 • Total31.08 km2 (12.00 sq mi)
Elevation
249 m (817 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[1]
 • Total17,642
 • Density570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
66441–66450
Dialling codes06826
Vehicle registrationHOM
Websitewww.bexbach.de

Bexbach is a municipality in the Saarpfalz district, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Blies, approximatively 6 km east of Neunkirchen, and 25 km northeast of Saarbrücken.

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Edwin Hügel (1919-1988), politician (FDP), minister of economy, transport and agriculture in Cabinet Zeyer II (1982-1983)
  • Gerd Dudenhöffer (born 1949), comedian and author

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany

Bexbach is twinned with:

References

  1. ^ "Fläche und Bevölkerung - Stand: 31.12.2022 (Basis Zensus 2011)" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes. June 2023.
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