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| Saarburg | ||
| federal state | Rhineland-Palatinate | |
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| Residents | 7.427 (2019) | |
| height | 159 m | |
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Saarburg is a city in Rhineland-Palatinate and the eponymous castle ruins above the city.
background
The Saarburg was mentioned for the first time in a contract dated September 17, 964. The purpose of the agreement was to build it. Today it is one of the oldest hilltop castles in western Germany.
getting there
By plane
By train
- Saarburg is on the railway line Saarbrücken-trier, called "Saarbahn", which is served every hour by a regional express (Mannheim-Saarbrücken-Saarburg-Trier-Koblenz), as well as by the regional train line 71, each of which has a stop in Saarburg. From Saarburg train station, the butter market and waterfall can be easily reached in a comfortable walk of a maximum of 10 minutes: after crossing the zebra crossing at the train station, you pass the police station over a bridge over the Saar and a subsequent tunnel, and you are in the center reached at a roundabout.
In the street
By boat
- The Saar near Saarburg is navigable. From Saarburg, the Saar Passenger Shipping Company will operate from Easter ([1]) Among other things, the approx. 75-minute "König-Johann-Rundfahrt" is offered.
By bicycle
mobility
Tourist Attractions
Butter market and waterfall
In the Middle Ages, the Leuk brook was deliberately led through the city using canals so that it could finally plunge 17 m down a ridge. Among other things, the Hackenberger Mühle was built there, which contributed to the city's economic boom. Today the cafes, restaurants and ice cream parlors line up on the butter market next to the canal in the upper town. The square ends with the waterfall. From there you can see the lower town with the mill and the Saar.
Churches
- Evangelical Church Saarburg
- Parish Church of St. Laurentius, in the upper town.
- Pilgrimage Church of St. Marien, Beurig.
Castles, chateaux and palaces
- Saarburg castle ruins
Bell foundry Mabilon
Not far from the banks of the Saar at the foot of the Saarburg is the former Mabilon bell foundry, which is now a museum with an attached café. The foundry looks back on almost 300 years of history and manufactured, for example, the bells installed in the Evangelical Church in Saarburg.
activities
- Boat tour with the Saar fleet www.saarflotte.de
- Ride with the chairlift to Warsberg. There you will find restaurants, a summer toboggan run, a bird of prey park with flight demonstrations, as well as hiking trails (with a wine trail), www.saarburger-sesselbahn.de
- Visit to the Hackenberg mill from the 13th century, also at the waterfall, Amüseum website
- Visit of the "Amüseum" at the waterfall, [2]
- Visit to the former bell foundry Mabilon, Staden 140, Tel .: 06581-2336, www.museum-glockengiesserei-mabilon.de
- Billiard salon "Billard-Cafe-City-Treff", Heckingstr. 14, Tel .: 06581-998547
- swimming pool
shop
In the village there are various shops, a "REWE-Center" (Am Leukbach 2), as well as a branch of the supermarket chain "Wasgau" which is active in the area.
kitchen
A very wide range is offered here for every budget.
Cheap
- 1 Fast food Biermann, Boermundhof 2. Tel.: (0)6581 3516.
- 2 Giovanni's pizza, Graf-Siegfried-Str. 10. Tel.: (0)6581 999755.
- 3 Chinese restaurant Mandarin, Graf-Siegfried-Str. 28. Tel.: (0)6581 994828.
- China takeaway Singapore, Graf-Siegfried-Str. 43. Tel.: (0)6581 95228.
- 4 Asian snack bar "Ha Long", Heckingstrasse 16. Tel.: (0)6581 923111.
medium
Upscale
nightlife
accommodation
Cheap
medium
- 1 Hotel-Restaurant "Zunftstube", Am Markt 11, 54439 Saarburg. Tel.: (0)6581 91870, Email: [email protected]. Open: the associated restaurant: Mon Tue are closed, Wed - Sun 11.30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. 5 p.m. - 10 p.m.Price: single room from € 56, double room from € 86.
Upscale
- Rococo house by the waterfall. There are three holiday apartments for rent in the house, which are individually and stylishly furnished.
health
- 1 Market pharmacy Saarburg, Graf-Siegfried-Strasse 30, 54439 Saarburg. Tel.: (0)6581 91760. Open: Mon - Fri 8 a.m. - 6 p.m., Sat closed.
Practical advice
trips
- Ceramic museum of the company Villeroy & Boch, in Mettlach.
- 2 Great Saar loop.
Starting from Mettlach train station, follow the signs to the Villeroy & Boch Ceramic Museum, leave it on the left and cross the Saar on a road bridge (Von-Boch-Liebig-Straße). Now keep to the left immediately after the bridge and follow the street (Oktavienstraße, becomes a path at the Mettlach barrage), always along the banks of the Saar. After approx. 5 km - approximately when you reach the apex of the Saarschleife - follow the signs for a hiking trail "Traumschleife", which leads in serpentines with a steep incline up to the "Cloef" lookout point. From there you have a fantastic view over the Saar loop. Alternatively, you can follow the Mettlacher Brücke from the "Saar-Hunsrück-Steig", which also runs over Cloef. If your legs then get heavy, you can take an Orscholz taxi, for example, back to Mettlach train station (costs approx. EUR 18), Taxi Schwarz, Mettlach-Orscholz, Tel. 06865-248.
- Roman Villa Borg, near Perl-Borg.
- The Nennig mosaic, in the village of Perl-Nennig.
literature
Web links
- http://www.saarburg.de - Saarburg official website
