Saarbrücken

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Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken
Coordinates	49°14′0″N 7°0′0″E
Administration
Country	Germany
State	Saarland
District	Saarbrücken District
City subdivisions	20
Mayor	Charlotte Britz (SPD)
Basic statistics
Area	167.07 km2 (64.51 sq mi)
Elevation	230.1 m  (755 ft)
Population	180,515  (31 December 2006)
- Density	1,080 /km2 (2,798 /sq mi)
Other information
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate	SB
Postal codes	66001-66133
Area codes	0681, 06893, 06897, 06898, 06805
Website	www.saarbruecken.de
Location of the town of Saarbrücken within Saarbrücken District district

County of Saarbrücken Grafschaft Saarbrücken (de) Comté de Sarrebruck (fr) Grofschaft Saarbrécken (lb)
State of the Holy Roman Empire
← 12th century–1797 →
Capital	Saarbrücken
Language(s)	Rhine Franconian; see language of the Saarland
Government	Principality
Historical era	Middle Ages
- Joined Holy Roman Empire	925
- Established	ca 1120 12th century
- Passed to Nassau-Weilburg	1353
- Occupied by France	1793
- Annexed by France	1797
- Passed to Prussian Grd     Dchy Lwr Rhine	June 9 1815

Saarbrücken (French Sarrebruck) is a German city and a district in the state of Saarland.

It is also the capital of the Saarland. Saarbrücken has 180,000 inhabitants and is on the river Saar.