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Saarbrücken ​((of)Saarbrücken)
City Hall (Rathaus)
Information
Country	Germany
Region	Saarland
Watercourse	Saarland
Altitude	Between 178 and401 m
Area	167,09 km²
Population	180 374 hab. (December 31, 2019)
Density	1 079,5 inhab./km²
Nice	Saarbrücken
Postal code	66001–66133
Telephone prefix	49 681
Spindle	UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00
Location
49 ° 14 ′ 50 ″ N 6 ° 59 ′ 17 ″ E
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Saarbrücken (in GermanSaarbrücken) is one of the main towns in the southwest ofGermany and the capital of the Land of Saarland.

Understand

Saarbrücken is directly located on the French border; as a result, it was attached in turn to Germany and France and was even the capital of the state of Saar on two occasions. 180,000 inhabitants. The Saarbrücken Urban Community has approximately 350,000 inhabitants. Saarbrücken Eurodistrict-Forbach neighbor them 700,000 inhabitants.

To go

By plane

• 49.21447.10941 Saarbrücken-Ensheim Airport (IATA : SCN, ICAO: EDDR, Flughafen Saarbrücken) Balthasar-Goldstein-Straße (9 km east-south-east of Saarbrücken),   49 6893830 – It is connected to the highway E50 via the regional road L 108. A shuttle bus provides direct access to the city center, the tram network and the train station. (last update June 2020)

Airline company	Destinations
Eurowings	In season : PMI Palma de Mallorca
Luxair	HAM Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel, LUX Luxembourg-Findel, TXL Berlin-Tegel
SunExpress	AYT Antalya
TUIfly	In season : FUE Fuerteventura, LPA Las Palmas-Gran Canaria, HER Heraklion-N. Kazantzákis, KGS Kos-Hippocrates, PMI Palma de Mallorca, RHO Rhodes-Diagoras, TFS Tenerife-South Queen Sofia

last update: June 2020

• Departures and arrivals  – Updated information on departures and arrivals for April 27, 2021. (last update June 2020)

By train

Saarbrücken is connected to the German ICE networks and TGV French (TGV is European to Paris) .Sarrebruck is 1 h 50 from Paris by TGV.

Saarbrücken is also served by regional trains from Saarland and is connected to the networks TER of Lorraine and Alsace.

By car

• Since Paris: 402 km - 3 h 43 average driving distance using the A4 (E50) and A320 (E50)
• Since Brussels: 309 km - 2 h 59 by taking the E411 and the E29
• Since Frankfurt: 180 km - 1 h 30
• Since Cologne: 259 km - 2 h 38 by taking the A1
• Since Luxembourg: 99 km - 50 min by taking the E29
• Since Metz: 77 km - 50 min by taking the A4 (E50) and A320 (E50)
• Since Strasbourg: 120 km - 1 h 20 by taking the A4 (E50) and A320 (E50)

To see

Monuments

• Church of Prince Louis of Nassau (Ludwigskirche)  – Protestant church in baroque style. Symbol of the city, it is with the Frauenkirche of Dresden and the "Michel" of Hamburg one of the best examples of Protestant church built in Germany. (last update June 2020)
• St Jean Church (Johanneskirche)  – a neo-Gothic monument built between 1894 and 1898. (last update June 2020)
• City Hall  (last update June 2020)
• Saar National Theater (Staatstheater)  (last update June 2020)
• Saarbrücken Castle  (last update June 2020)

Museums

• Saar Museum (Saarland Museum)  – Founded in 1920, the Saar Museum (Saarlandmuseum) is a grouping of collections spread over several sites in Saarbrücken. (last update June 2020)
• Contemporary art gallery (Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken)  (last update June 2020)
• Archaeological museum (Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte)  (last update June 2020)
• German Museum of Print Media (Deutsches Zeitungsmuseum)  (last update June 2020)

Gardens and Parks

• Staden  (last update June 2020)
• Bürgerpark  (last update June 2020)
• Deutsch-Französischer Garten, Deutschmühlental ,   49 681 53437 (last update June 2020)

Zoo

• 49.23087.039581 Saarbrücken Zoo Graf Stauffenberg Str.,   49 681 98044 – Opened in 1932 located since 1950 on the heights of Saarbrücken, with an area of 15 Ha. The zoo accommodates a thousand animals which are divided by continents. (last update jul. 2020)

To learn

• University of the Saarland (Saarlandes University) ,   49 681 3020 (last update June 2020)
• People's University (VHS) ,   49 681 36660 (last update June 2020)

To buy

The main shopping streets are the Banhnhofstr. , the St Johanner Markt and the surrounding streets. In 2012, the Berliner Promenade underwent major rehabilitation work, new shops were created there.

On the other hand, a large shopping center, the "Europa Galerie", opened in autumn 2010, opposite the Central Station.

The main chains are represented in Saarbrücken. The largest stores being:

• Karstadt
• Kaufhof
• Peek & Cloppenburg

Eat

Fast food

• Mc Donald's: 3 restaurants: Bahnhofstr. 18, Eschbergerweg 1 (drive-in), Europagalerie
• Burger King: 2 restaurants: Bahnhofstr. 61-63, Am Römerkastell 12 (drive-in)
• KFC Kentucky Fried Chicken: 2 restaurants: Central Station, Wolfseck 6 (drive-in)

Cheap

• Vapiano Bahnhofstraße 22-24 (last update jul. 2020)
• Brewery Bahnhofstrasse 38 (last update jul. 2020)
• Grand Asia Triererstraße 14 (last update jul. 2020)
• Alex Saarstrasse 15 (last update jul. 2020)

Middle class

• Schlachthof Brewery Straße des 13. Januar 35 (last update jul. 2020)

More expensive

• Hashimoto Cecilienstr. 7 (last update jul. 2020)
• Rizzo Fröschengasse 1 (last update jul. 2020)

Gastronomic cooking

• 49.22947.00761 Klaus Erfort Mainzerstraße 95 – in the Michelin guide 2020. (last update jul. 2020)

Have a drink / Go out

Bars

• Sausalitos St. Johanner Markt 7,   49 681 9388663 (last update jul. 2020)
• Langenfeld Square St. Johanner Markt 5,   49 681 35635 (last update June 2020)
• Mono Nauwieserstr. 38,   49 681 9066957 (last update jul. 2020)
• Home (Berliner Promenade)  (last update June 2020)
• Ubu the King Cecilienstr. 15,   49 151 59168005 (last update jul. 2020)

Cafes

• Starbucks Europa Gallery (last update jul. 2020)

Boxes

• Blau Night Club Am Steg 3 (last update jul. 2020)
• Kufa Dudweiler Landstraße 7 (last update jul. 2020)
• Garage Bleichstr. 11-19,   49 681 989143 (last update jul. 2020)

Housing

Like all large cities, many hotel chains (ibis, B&B, etc.) are located in Saarbrücken

Cheap

• Campsite Am Spicherer Berg ,   49 681 51780 – campsite on Spicheren hill (last update jul. 2020)
• Hostelling International ,   49 681 33040 – a few minutes from the center by public transport (last update jul. 2020)
• ibis budget Saarbrücken Ost Mainzerstr. 171,   49 681 6852020 (last update jul. 2020)

Middle class

• ibis Saarbrücken City Hohenzollernstr. 41,   49 681 9957 (last update jul. 2020)
• Mercure Hotel Saarbrücken Süd Zinzinger Str. 9,   49 681 58630 – located at the exit of Saarbrücken at the entrance to Forbach (last update jul. 2020)

Luxury

• Victor’s Residenz-Hotel Saarbrücken ,   49 681 588210 – near the Franco-German garden (last update jul. 2020)
• Mercure Hotel Saarbruecken City Hafenstr. 8,   49 681 38900 (last update jul. 2020)

Around

• 49.350057.118051 Gondwana (to North-east) – Museum and prehistoric park inaugurated by Al Gore (last update jul. 2020)
• 49.248816.843882 Völklingen Steel Plant (West) –  (last update jul. 2020)

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