Friedrichsthal
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Friedrichsthal | |
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| Town hall Town hall | |
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Coat of arms of Friedrichsthal Coat of arms | |
Location of Friedrichsthal
within Saarbrücken district | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Saarland |
| District | Saarbrücken |
| Subdivisions | 3 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–30) | Christian Jung[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
• Total | 9.07 km2 (3.50 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 300 m (980 ft) |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 66293–66299 |
| Dialling codes | 06897 |
| Vehicle registration | SB |
| Website | www |
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Friedrichsthal (German pronunciation: [ˈfʁiːdʁɪçsˌtaːl] Audio file "De-Friedrichsthal.ogg" not found) is a town and a municipality in the district of Saarbrücken, of Saarland, Germany. It is situated approximately 13 km northeast of Saarbrücken.
Friedrichsthal (Saar) station is located on the Bingen (Rhein)–Saarbrücken railway.
History
[edit | edit source]In 1723 the place was founded with a glass foundry by Frederick Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler.
Sons and daughters of the city
[edit | edit source]- Johannes Driessler (1921-1998), composer
- Joseph Rank (1816–1896), German-Austrian writer
- Manfred Römbell (1941-2010), writer
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Gewählte Ober-/Bürgermeister*innen, Landrät*innen und Regionalverbandsdirektor*in im Saarland, Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes, 27 March 2022.
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