Trier-Saarburg

Trier-Saarburg
District

Coat of arms
Country  Germany
State Rhineland-Palatinate
Capital Trier
Area
 • Total 1,101 km2 (425 sq mi)
Population (31 December 2013)[1]
 • Total 144,337
 • Density 130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Vehicle registration TR, SAB
Website trier-saarburg.de

Trier-Saarburg is a district in the west of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north and clockwise) Bitburg-Prüm, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Birkenfeld, Sankt Wendel (Saarland), and Merzig-Wadern (Saarland). To the west it borders Luxembourg. The district-free city Trier is completely surrounded by the district.

History

The district was created in 1969 by merging the previous districts Trier and Saarburg.

Geography

The main river in the district is the Moselle. The area between its tributaries, the Ruwer and the Saar, is also well known as one of the prime wine regions of Germany.

Museums

Coat of arms

The coat of arms largely resembles the coat of arms of the Saarburg district. The castle in the middle shows the castle of Saarburg, even though now only the ruins of the castle remains. The red cross is the cross of Trier, as a large part of the Saarburg district (as well as of the new Trier-Saarburg district) historically belonged to the state of Trier. The blue bars were added after the merging with the Trier district, and symbolize that part of that district historically belonged to Luxembourg.

Towns and municipalities

Verbandsgemeinden
  1. Bescheid
  2. Beuren
  3. Damflos
  4. Geisfeld
  5. Grimburg
  6. Gusenburg
  7. Hermeskeil1, 2
  8. Hinzert-Pölert
  9. Naurath (Wald)
  10. Neuhütten
  11. Rascheid
  12. Reinsfeld
  13. Züsch
  1. Baldringen
  2. Greimerath
  3. Heddert
  4. Hentern
  5. Kell am See1
  6. Lampaden
  7. Mandern
  8. Paschel
  9. Schillingen
  10. Schömerich
  11. Vierherrenborn
  12. Waldweiler
  13. Zerf
  1. Kanzem
  2. Konz1, 2
  3. Nittel
  4. Oberbillig
  5. Onsdorf
  6. Pellingen
  7. Tawern
  8. Temmels
  9. Wasserliesch
  10. Wawern
  11. Wellen
  12. Wiltingen
  1. Bonerath
  2. Farschweiler
  3. Gusterath
  4. Gutweiler
  5. Herl
  6. Hinzenburg
  7. Holzerath
  8. Kasel
  9. Korlingen
  10. Lorscheid
  11. Mertesdorf
  12. Morscheid
  13. Ollmuth
  14. Osburg
  15. Pluwig
  16. Riveris
  17. Schöndorf
  18. Sommerau
  19. Thomm
  20. Waldrach1
  1. Ayl
  2. Fisch
  3. Freudenburg
  4. Irsch
  5. Kastel-Staadt
  6. Kirf
  7. Mannebach
  8. Merzkirchen
  9. Ockfen
  10. Palzem
  11. Saarburg1, 2
  12. Schoden
  13. Serrig
  14. Taben-Rodt
  15. Trassem
  16. Wincheringen
  1. Bekond
  2. Detzem
  3. Ensch
  4. Fell
  5. Föhren
  6. Kenn
  7. Klüsserath
  8. Köwerich
  9. Leiwen
  10. Longen
  11. Longuich
  12. Mehring
  13. Naurath (Eifel)
  14. Pölich
  15. Riol
  16. Schleich
  17. Schweich1, 2
  18. Thörnich
  19. Trittenheim
  1. Aach
  2. Franzenheim
  3. Hockweiler
  4. Igel
  5. Kordel
  6. Langsur
  7. Newel
  8. Ralingen
  9. Trierweiler
  10. Welschbillig
  11. Zemmer
1seat of the Verbandsgemeinde; 2town

References

  1. ↑ "Gemeinden in Deutschland mit Bevölkerung am 31. Dezember 2013". Statistisches Bundesamt (in German). 2014.

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Coordinates: 49°40′N 6°40′E / 49.67°N 6.67°E / 49.67; 6.67

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