Ottweiler
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Ottweiler | |
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| Town square with the Old Tower in the background Town square with the Old Tower in the background | |
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Coat of arms of Ottweiler Coat of arms | |
Location of Ottweiler
within Neunkirchen district | |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Saarland |
| District | Neunkirchen |
| Subdivisions | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–29) | Holger Schäfer[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 45.56 km2 (17.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 268 m (879 ft) |
| Population (Lua error in Module:Settlement_Wikidata at line 197: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).)Lua error in Module:Settlement_Wikidata at line 197: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). | |
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| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 66564 |
| Dialling codes | 06824, 06858 |
| Vehicle registration | NK |
| Website | www.ottweiler.de |
Ottweiler (German pronunciation: [ˈɔtvaɪlɐ] Audio file "De-Ottweiler.ogg" not found) is a municipality, former seat of the district of Neunkirchen, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Blies, approx. 7 km north of Neunkirchen, and 25 km northeast of Saarbrücken.
Culture
[edit | edit source]The town is notable for the Ottweiler porcelain.
The Ottweiler Brewing Company was founded in Ottweiler in 1873. It was moved to the Karlsberg Brewery in Homburg in 1983.
People
[edit | edit source]- Ludwig Steeg (1894-1945), politician, mayor from Berlin from 1940-1945
- Damhat Sisamci (born 1993), politician
Transport
[edit | edit source]Bundestrasse 420 and Bundestrasse 41 pass through the town. The local train station sees regular service to nearby cities Saarbrücken and Frankfurt.
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Gewählte Ober-/Bürgermeister*innen, Landrät*innen und Regionalverbandsdirektor*in im Saarland, Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes, 27 March 2022.
External links
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