Homburg (; french: Hombourg, pfl, Humborch) is a town in

Saarland The Saarland (, ; french: Sarre ) is a state of Germany in the south west of the country. With an area of and population of 990,509 in 2018, it is the smallest German state in area apart from the city-states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg, and ...

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and the administrative seat of the Saarpfalz district. With a population of 43,029 inhabitants (2022), it is the third largest town in the state. The city offers over 30,000 workplaces. The medical department of the

University of Saarland Saarland University (german: Universität des Saarlandes, ) is a public research university located in Saarbrücken, the capital of the German state of Saarland. It was founded in 1948 in Homburg in co-operation with France and is organized in s ...

is situated here. The city is also home to the Karlsberg beer brewery. Major employers include Robert Bosch GmbH,

Schaeffler Group Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG, also known as Schaeffler Group (''Schaeffler-Gruppe'' in German), is a German manufacturer of rolling element bearings for automotive, aerospace and industrial uses. It was founded in 1946 by brothers Dr. ...

and

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Geography

Homburg is located in the northern part of the Saarpfalz district, bordering

Rhineland-Palatinate Rhineland-Palatinate ( , ; german: link=no, Rheinland-Pfalz ; lb, Rheinland-Pfalz ; pfl, Rhoilond-Palz) is a western state of Germany. It covers and has about 4.05 million residents. It is the ninth largest and sixth most populous of the ...

. It is 16 km from Neunkirchen and 36 km from Saarbrücken. The city districts are situated in the

Blies The Blies () is a right tributary of the Saar in southwestern Germany (Saarland) and northeastern France (Moselle). The Blies flows from three springs in the Hunsrück near Selbach, Germany. It is roughly 100 km long, ending in the French c ...

valley or on its tributaries Erbach,

Lambsbach Lambsbach is a river in southwestern Germany. It flows into the Blies near Homburg. See also *List of rivers of Rhineland-Palatinate *List of rivers of Saarland A list of rivers of Saarland, Germany: B *Bickenalb * Bist * Blies * Bos E * ...

and Schwarzbach. Homburg is composed of Homburg center and nine city districts: Beeden, Bruchhof-Sanddorf,

Einöd The municipal district of Einöd (; pfl, Ehnet ) is a quarter (''Stadtteil'') of the city of Homburg and with it part of Saarpfalz-Kreis in Saarland. It includes three municipal fractions: Einöd, Ingweiler and Schwarzenacker. In 2021, Einöd had ...

, Erbach, Jägersburg, Kirrberg, Reiskirchen, Schwarzenbach and Wörschweiler. Einöd includes: Einöd, Ingweiler and Schwarzenacker; Jägersburg includes Jägersburg, Altbreitenfelderhof and Websweiler; Erbach includes Erbach, Lappentascherhof and Johannishof.

Demographics

Actual (as of 1 August 2022):

History

The Hohenburg Castle, nowadays a ruin, was in the 12th Century the seat of the counts of Homburg. In 1330 the village received the town status (''Stadtrecht'') by

Louis the Bavarian Louis IV (german: Ludwig; 1 April 1282 – 11 October 1347), called the Bavarian, of the house of Wittelsbach, was King of the Romans from 1314, King of Italy from 1327, and Holy Roman Emperor from 1328. Louis' election as king of Germany ...

Politics

Since the administration reform 1974 Homburg has a Lord Mayor, before that it used to have a Mayor. Rüdiger Schneidewind (SPD) has been Lord Mayor of Homburg since October 1, 2014.

Main sights

*Schlossberg Caves *Louisenthal Castle *

Karlsberg Castle Karlsberg Castle (german: Schloss Karlsberg) is a castle ruin on Buchenberg east of Homburg in Saarland, Germany. The castle was constructed from 1778 to 1788 in Baroque and Classical style by Johann Christian von Mannlich, architect and genera ...

* Wörschweiler Abbey

Transport

Homburg (Saar) Hauptbahnhof Homburg (Saar) Hauptbahnhof is a railway station in the town of Homburg in the German state of Saarland. It is a through station with four platforms and seven platform tracks and is classified by Deutsche Bahn as a station of category 3. It i ...

is the main railway station in the town, served by long-distance and regional trains. By road transport, the town is served by the

motorways A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...

A6 (exit ''Homburg'') and A8 (exits '' Limbach'' and ''

'').

Notable people

* Horst Ehrmantraut (born 1955), footballer *

Stefan Eck Stefan Eck is a German politician, who, since 2014, represented Germany in the European Parliament until 2019. He was elected representing Human Environment Animal Protection, but left the party in December 2014. He sat as an Independent in the ...

(born 1956), politician (former Tierschutzpartei, currently independent) *

Andreas Walzer Andreas Walzer (born 20 May 1970) is a German cyclist. He won the gold medal in the Men's team pursuit at the 1992 Summer Olympics along with Jens Lehmann, Stefan Steinweg, Guido Fulst and Michael Glöckner Michael Glöckner (born 27 May 1 ...

(born 1970), cyclist *

Michael Jakosits Michael Georg Jakosits (born 21 January 1970) is a German sports shooter and Olympic champion. He won the gold medal in the 10 metre running target at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He placed fifth at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Jakosits w ...

(born 1970), sports shooter *

Markus Heitz Markus Heitz (born 10 October 1971) is a German fantasy, horror and science fiction author best known for his Dwarves series of novels. Biography Markus Heitz was born in Homburg, Germany, in 1971. He studied history, literature, and the ...

(born 1971), fantasy author *

Timo Bernhard Timo Bernhard (born 24 February 1981) is a former driver from Germany. He was a sports car driver from Porsche, but was seconded to Audi for selected events in 2009 and 2010. He is a winner of the Triple Crown in endurance racing. On 29 June 2 ...

(born 1981), sports car racer * David Bardens (born 1984), physician *

Laura Steinbach Laura Steinbach-Romero (born 2 August 1985) is a former German handball player for the German national team. Since summer of 2016 she is married with former Spanish handball player Iker Romero. Career She represented Germany at the 2008 Summer ...

(born 1985), handball player *

Kelly Piquet Kelly Tamsma Piquet Souto Maior (born 7 December 1988) is a Brazilian model, columnist, blogger and public relations professional. Life and career Kelly Piquet was born in Homburg, Germany. She is the daughter of Nelson Piquet, Brazilian ra ...

(born 1988), Brazilian blogger and model

Twin towns – sister cities

Homburg is twinned with: *

La Baule-Escoublac La Baule-Escoublac (; br, Ar Baol-Skoubleg, ), commonly referred to as La Baule, is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department, Pays de la Loire, western France. A century-old seaside resort in southern Brittany with villas, casino, luxury ho ...

, France (1984) * Ilmenau, Germany (1989) * Albano Laziale, Italy (2018)

References

External links

*
Official website

Literature about Homburg

Kloster Wörschweiler
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