Berus is a village in the municipality of

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in the district of Saarlouis,

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, southwestern

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. Until December 1973, Berus was a municipality of its own.

Geographic position

The old centre of the village is situated on a spur of the

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overlooking the Saar valley, on the very border to

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(

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). The highest position is on 377 m absolute altitude. (Sauberg/French broadcast station

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) Former municipalities in Saarland Villages in Saarland {{Saarland-geo-stub