Saarpfalz-Kreis

Saarpfalz
District

Coat of arms
Country  Germany
State Saarland
Capital Homburg
Area
  Total 418.53 km2 (161.60 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2013)[1]
  Total 143,851
  Density 340/km2 (890/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration HOM and IGB
Website saarpfalz-kreis.de

Saarpfalz (Saar-Palatinate) is a Kreis (district) in the south-east of the Saarland, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Saarbrücken, Neunkirchen, Kusel, Kaiserslautern, Südwestpfalz, district-free Zweibrücken, and the French département Moselle.

History

After the Treaty of Versailles, the Saar basin was placed under the administration of the League of Nations for 15 years. The Palatinate area, then part of Bavaria, was therefore split in two parts. The part which went into the Saar became commonly known as Saarpfalz, and was administrated by the two Bezirksamt St. Ingbert and Homburg. The Saarpfalz district was created in 1974 when the St. Ingbert and Homburg districts were merged. Since 1997 the district has had a partnership with Henrico County, Virginia.


Coat of arms

The lion in the top left is the symbol of the Palatinate (Pfalz), the cross in the top right is the symbol of Trier, both owned big part of the district in the past. The crosier is the bottom left represents the clerical possessions of the monasteries, while the silver lion in the bottom right is the symbol of the county of Homburg.

Towns and municipalities

Towns Municipalities
  1. Bexbach
  2. Blieskastel
  3. Homburg (Saar)
  4. Sankt Ingbert
  1. Gersheim
  2. Kirkel
  3. Mandelbachtal

References

External links

Media related to Saarpfalz-Kreis at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 49°15′N 7°15′E / 49.25°N 7.25°E / 49.25; 7.25

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