Saarpfalz

Statistics
State:	Saarland
Capital:	Homburg (Saar)
Area:	418.53 km²
Inhabitants:	156,358 (2002)
pop. density:	374 inh./km²
Car identification:	HOM and IGB
Homepage:	saarpfalz-kreis.de
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Saarpfalz (Saar-Palatinate) is a Kreis (district) in the south-east of the Saarland, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Saarbrücken, Neunkirchen, Kusel, Südwestpfalz, district-free Zweibrücken, and the French département Moselle. Germany is a Federal Republic made up of 16 States, known in German as Länder (transliterated as Laender in English, singular Land). ... Saarland is one of the 16 states of Germany. ... Map of Germany showing Homburg, Saarland Homburg is a city in Saarland, Germany. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Image File history File links Saarland_hom. ... Local government areas called districts are used, or have been used, in several countries. ... Saarland is one of the 16 states of Germany. ... The Stadtverband Saarbrücken is equivalent to a Kreis (district) and located in the south of the Saarland, Germany. ... Neunkirchen is a Kreis (district) in the middle of the Saarland, Germany. ... Kusel is a district (Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... Südwestpfalz is a district (Kreis) in the south of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. ... Zweibrücken is a city of Germany in Rhineland-Palatinate, on the Schwarzbach river at the border of the Palatine Forest. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ... Moselle is a département in the northeast of France named after the Moselle River. ...

History

When after World War I the Saar area went under special government of the League of Nations, the Palatinate area, then part of Bavaria, was split in two parts. The part which went into the Saar became commonly know as Saarpfalz, and was administrated by the two Bezirksamt St. Ingbert and Homburg. The district Saarpfalz was created in 1974 when the two districts Sankt Ingbert and Homburg were merged. Since 1997 the district has partnership with the Henrico County, Virginia. Combatants Allies: • Serbia, • Russia, • France, • Romania, • Belgium, • British Empire and Dominions, • United States, • Italy, • ...and others Central Powers: • Germany, • Austria-Hungary, • Ottoman Empire, • Bulgaria Casualties 5 million military, 3 million civilian (full list) 3 million military, 3 million civilian (full list) World War I, also known as the First World... The League of Nations was an international organization founded after the Paris Peace Conference of 1919. ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII in Roman) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location in the state of Virginia Formed 1634 Seat Richmond Area  - Total  - Water 634 km² (245 mi²) 17 km² (7 mi²) 2. ...

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.

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Towns and municipalities

Map of Germany showing Homburg, Saarland Homburg is a city in Saarland, Germany. ... Sankt Ingbert (also ) is a town and a municipality in the Saarpfalz district, in Saarland, Germany. ...

External links

• Official website (German)

	Districts in the Federal State of Saarland in Germany
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