Saarbrücken
Map of Saarland highlighting the district of Saarbrücken
State	Saarland
District seat	Saarbrücken
Area	410.62 km²
Population	349,177 (2002)
Pop. density	850 /km²
Licence plate code	SB (Völklingen: VK)
Web page	regionalverband-saarbruecken.de

The Regionalverband Saarbrücken is a Kommunalverband besonderer Art, an integration of a district (Kreis) and a district-free town. It is located in the south of the Saarland, Germany. Neighboring districts are Saarlouis, Neunkirchen, Saar-Pfalz, and the French département Moselle.

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Coat of arms 4 Towns and municipalities 5 External links

[edit] History

The district Saarbrücken was originally created in 1816. In 1974, the district and the district-free city Saarbrücken were merged, and the new administrative body was named Stadtverband Saarbrücken. Although it's not a district like others, most of its administrative tasks are same as those of a district.

[edit] Geography

The Saar River flows through the district, through the city Saarbrücken in the center of the district.

[edit] Coat of arms

The original district had no coat of arms, the Regionalverband uses a coat derived from the one of the Counts of Nassau-Saarbrücken. The silver lion is taken from the County of Saarbrücken, the golden lion is the lion of Nassau.

[edit] Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Friedrichsthal Püttlingen Saarbrücken Sulzbach Völklingen	Großrosseln Heusweiler Kleinblittersdorf Quierschied Riegelsberg

[edit] External links

• Official website (German)

v • d • e    Districts in the state of Saarland in Germany    Merzig-Wadern · Neunkirchen · Saarbrücken · Saarlouis · Saarpfalz-Kreis · Sankt Wendel

Coordinates: 49°15′N 7°00′E / 49.25°N 7.0°E / 49.25; 7.0