Schiffweiler is a municipality in the
district of Neunkirchen, 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 ...
,
Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...
. It is situated approximately 5 km northwest of
Neunkirchen, and 20 km northeast of
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is S ...
.
People from Schiffweiler
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Konrad Grebe
Konrad Grebe (7 June 1907 – 12 July 1972) was a German mining engineer and inventor.
Life
He worked as a mining engineer in Ibbenbüren for German company Preussag. In 1937, Grebe invented the ''Kohlenhobel'' (coal plow). Grebe was mar ...
(1907–1972), German mining engineer and inventor of coal plow
References
Neunkirchen (German district)
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