Sankt Ingbert

Sankt Ingbert
Panoramic view of St. Ingbert
Sankt Ingbert
Coordinates
Administration
Country Germany
State Saarland
District Saarpfalz-Kreis
Town subdivisions 5
Mayor Georg Jung (CDU)
Population 37,195 (31 December 2010)[1]
Other information
Time zone CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Licence plate IGB
Area code 06894
Website Official website

St. Ingbert (also Sankt Ingbert) is a town in the Saarpfalz district in Saarland, Germany with a population of 37,361 (2009). It is situated approx. 10 km north-east of Saarbrücken and 10 km south-west of Neunkirchen.

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Overview

Sankt Ingbert is an old industrial town, but most of its heavy industries (coal, steel, glass) have long closed down. Major employers now include the software company SAP AG and Festo automation technologies.

St. Ingbert is named after the Irish Saint St Ingobert and for 300 years belonged to the electorate of Trier.

Transport

The town is served by St. Ingbert railway station. St. Ingbert is situated only 10 km away from the Saarbrücken Airport.

Culture

The St. Ingberter Pfanne is a well-known cabaret event, which took first place in 1985.

International relations

St. Ingbert is twinned with:

Famous people

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domainChisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

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