Saarburg
Saarburg is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Saarburg-Kell. The area around Saarburg is noted for the cultivation of Riesling grapes.
History
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The history of the city begins with the construction of the now-ruined castle by Graf Siegfried of Luxembourg in 964. It received its town charter in 1291. The city has a bell foundry, the Glockengießerei Mabilion, which has been in operation since the 1770s, and as of 2003 the only one in Germany that produces bronze bells.
From 1945 to 1948 Saarburg was occupied by troops from Luxembourg. From 18 July 1946 to 6 June 1947 Onsdorf, in its then municipal boundary, formed part of the Saar Protectorate. French troops complemented the occupation until 1955.
Saarburg has a proud history with bells, being the producers of bells for many German cathedrals.
Gallery
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Saarburg, castle, Ober- und Unterstadt
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Catholic church (Pfarrkirche Sankt Laurentius)
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Reformed church and the river Saar
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Stained glass by Werner Persy in the Protestant Church Saarburg
Twin towns — sister cities
Saarburg is twinned with:
Sarrebourg, France (1952)
Soulac-sur-Mer, France (1972)
Born in Saarburg
- Marianne Baum (1912–1942), resistance fighter against Nazism
- Erwin Menny (1893–1949), lieutenant general in the Second World War
- Alexander von Warsberg (1836–1889), Austrian government official and travel writer