Saarbrücken
capital of the German state of Saarland
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Summary
Saarbrücken is a big city[1]. Saarbrücken draws 11,469 Wikipedia views per month (big city category, ranking #87 of 300).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Q51239704[3], Hauptstadt des Fairen Handels[4]
- Member of: Climate Alliance[5], Mayors for Peace[6], Saarländischer Städte- und Gemeindetag[7], Q94992951[8], Zweckverband Personennahverkehr Saarland[9], QuattroPole[10], Association Internationale des Maires Francophones[11]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Regionalverband Saarbrücken[12]
- Country: Germany[13]
- Located in or next to body of water: Saar[14]
- Head of government: Uwe Conradt[15]
- Instance of: college town[16], urban municipality in Germany[17], district capital[18], state capital in Germany[19]
- Shares border with: Alsting[20], Forbach[21], Stiring-Wendel[22], Petite-Rosselle[23]
- Named after: Saar[24]
- Twinned administrative body: Nantes[25], Cottbus[26], Tbilisi[27], Malatya[28], Pittsburgh[29]
- Postal code: 66001–66133[30]
- Commons category: Saarbrücken[31]
- Licence plate code: SB[32]
- Local dialing code: 06893[33], 06897[34], 06805[35], 0681[36], 06898[37]
- Archives at: Stadtarchiv Saarbrücken[38]
- Official website: https://saarbruecken.de[39]
- Topic's main category: Category:Saarbrücken[40]
- Commons gallery: Saarbrücken[41]
- Described at URL: https://www.deutsche-militaerstandorte-nach1945.de/view_stadt.cfm?stadt_id=521[42]
- Population: 178,141[43], 175,536[44], 179,709[45], 180,966[46], 183,144[47], 205,336[48], 180,741[49], 179,349[50], 179,634[51], 181,959[52], 183,509[53], 182,971[54], 182,859[55]
- Visitors per year: 336,335[56]
- Time of earliest written record: 999[57]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[58], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[59], Topographia Palatinatus Rheni et Vicinarum Regionum[60]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Saarbrücken include 1. FC Saarbrücken[61], an association football club[62], in Germany[63], founded in 1903[64].
Why It Matters
Saarbrücken has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[65] Saarbrücken is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[66]
Entities named for Saarbrücken include 1. FC Saarbrücken[61], an association football club[62], in Germany[63], founded in 1903[64].
FAQs
What awards did Saarbrücken receive?
Honors received include Q51239704[3] and Hauptstadt des Fairen Handels[4].