St. Ingbert (also ''Sankt Ingbert''; pfl, Dingmert or ''Dimbert'') is a town in the

Saarpfalz Saarpfalz (''Saar-Palatinate'') is a Kreis (district) in the south-east of the Saarland, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) Saarbrücken, Neunkirchen, Kusel, Kaiserslautern, Südwestpfalz, district-free Zweibrücken, and the ...

district 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 t ...

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with a population of 35,213 (2020). It is situated approximately 10 km north-east 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 ...

and 10 km south-west of Neunkirchen.

History

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

Economy

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

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and

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automation technologies.

Transport

The town is served by

St. Ingbert railway station Sankt Ingbert station (german: Bahnhof Sankt Ingbert) is a railway station in St. Ingbert, in the federal state of Saarland in Germany. The station was opened in 1867, with the concourse in its current form opening in 1879. It is located on the e ...

. St. Ingbert is situated only 10 km away from the

Saarbrücken Airport Saarbrücken Airport , or ''Flughafen Saarbrücken'' or ''Ensheim Airport'' in German, is a minor international airport in Saarbrücken, the capital of the German state of Saarland. It features flights to major cities throughout Germany as well a ...

Culture

The

Saarländisches Karnevalsmuseum The Saarländisches Karnevalsmuseum (English: Saarland Carnival Museum) is located in St. Ingbert St. Ingbert (also ''Sankt Ingbert''; pfl, Dingmert or ''Dimbert'') is a town in the Saarpfalz district in Saarland, Germany with a population o ...

exhibits carnival costumes of the Saar region. The St. Ingberter Pfanne is a well-known cabaret event, which took first place in 1985. The Internationales Jazzfestival Sankt Ingbert took first place in 1987.

Twin towns – sister cities

Sankt Ingbert is

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with: * Saint-Herblain, France (1981) * N'Diaganiao, Senegal (1986) *

Radebeul Radebeul ( hsb, Radobyle) is a town (''große Kreisstadt'') in the Elbe valley in the district of Meißen in Saxony, Germany, a suburb of Dresden. It is well known for its viticulture, a museum dedicated to writer Karl May, and a narro ...

, Germany (1987)

Notable people

Albert Weisgerber Albert Weisgerber (21 April 1878 – 10 May 1915) was a German painter whose work forms a bridge between Impressionism and early Expressionism. Biography He was born in Sankt Ingbert. From 1897 to 1901 he studied at the Munich Art Academy u ...

(1878–1915), painter * Anton Betz (1883–1984), journalist and publisher *

Jupp Derwall Josef "Jupp" Derwall (10 March 1927 – 26 June 2007) was a German professional football manager and player. He was head coach of the West Germany national team between 1978 and 1984, winning the UEFA Euro 1980 and reaching the final of the 19 ...

(1927–2007), football player and manager, died here * Peter Hartz (born 1941), businessman * Bernd Schneider (born 1964), racing driver

References

External links

Official website
Towns in Saarland Saarpfalz-Kreis Palatinate (region) {{Saarland-geo-stub