postgres Saarland · Versions With around 2,570 km² and about 984,000 inhabitants (2022 census), Saarland is Germany's smallest territorial state; its capital is Saarbrücken. /en/places/de-saarland/versions.html place_de_saarland place Saarland de-saarland With around 2,570 km² and about 984,000 inhabitants (2022 census), Saarland is Germany's smallest territorial state; its capital is Saarbrücken. published category-geography category-history tag-admin-division wikipedia Saarland — Wikipedia https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saarland abgerufen 2026-10-28 2026-10-28T00:00:00+08:00 2026-10-28T00:00:00+08:00 user:admin 3 ## Overview Saarland lies in southwestern Germany on the border with France and Luxembourg. The state capital is Saarbrücken. With around 2,570 km² and about 984,000 inhabitants (2022 census), it is the smallest territorial state. Its ISO-3166-2 code is DE-SL. After the 1955 referendum, Saarland joined the Federal Republic on 1 January 1957 as its eleventh federal state. ## Administrative divisions Saarland has never had government regions. Below the state level there are 6 rural districts, including the Regionalverband Saarbrücken as a special municipal association; there are no urban districts. ## Major cities - Saarbrücken (around 180,000 inhabitants) - Neunkirchen (around 46,000 inhabitants) - Homburg (around 41,000 inhabitants) ## Transport Saarbrücken is an ICE hub on the Frankfurt–Paris axis (the Saarbahn and Saarbrücken S-Bahn complement regional traffic); the A 6 and A 8 connect the state with the Saar-Lor-Lux region. ## Economy Important are the steel and metal industry (Dillinger Hütte), automotive supply, computer science and IT security as well as cross-border cooperation in the Greater Region of Saar-Lor-Lux. /places/de-saarland.html en zh en Bundesland 49.35 6.95 Deutschland 1957 year 1957 (Beitritt des Saarlands zur Bundesrepublik) 3 2026-10-28T00:00:00+08:00 当前版本 true /en/places/de-saarland/at/3.html en zh en place_kind Bundesland admin_area Deutschland coordinates 49.35000, 6.95000 established 1957 (Beitritt des Saarlands zur Bundesrepublik) 1 50 1 1