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Sponsored LinksTravel reviews & great deals at TripAdvisor: SaarlandSaarland (zär'länt) [key], state (1994 pop. 1,080,000), 991 sq mi (2,567 sq km), SW Germany; formerly called the Saar or the Saar Territory. Saarbrücken is the capital; other cities include Völklingen, Saarlouis, and Sankt Ingbert. Saarland is bounded by France (S and W), by Luxembourg (NW), and by Rhineland-Palatinate (N and E). A region of low, partly wooded hills, Saarland is drained by the Saar River. The population is German-speaking and largely Roman Catholic. There is a university at Saarbrücken. Sections in this article: The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Saarland from Infoplease:
- Saarland: History - History The Saarland possessed little unity before the 20th cent. Until the late 18th cent. it was ...
- Saarland: Economy - Economy Saarland long supported a large iron and steel industry based on vast coal fields. Although ...
- Saar Territory - Saar Territory: Saar Territory: see Saarland.
- Sulzbach - Sulzbach Sulzbach , city (1994 pop. 20,038), Saarland, SW Germany; chartered 1946. It was formerly ...
- Neunkirchen, city, Germany - Neunkirchen Neunkirchen, city (1994 pop. 51,997), Saarland, SW Germany. Industries include ...
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