.saarland (dotSAARLAND) is an
ICANN
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-approved generic
top level domain
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(TLD). It falls into the category of
Geographic TLDs (“GeoTLDs”). The new top level domain is meant for all people and businesses in the
German Federal State of
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 ...
and those otherwise associated with Saarland. However, any natural person and any entity is eligible to register domain names in the .SAARLAND TLD.
The dotSaarland GmbH (nic.saarland) successfully applied for the right to operate the .SAARLAND extension and to allocate domains for this name space. The application was evaluated and accepted by the responsible
Internet
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authority ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers). The technical registry operator is KSregistry.
.SAARLAND Launch Phases
Registrations for .saarland started on July 17, 2014 in phases known as Sunrise, Founders Program, Landrush (until October 22, 2014) and General Availability (as of October 30, 2014).
The Non-profit dotSaarland Association
The
non-profit
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dotSaarland Association (dotSaarland e.V.), founded in 2009, has its offices in
St. Ingbert, Saarland. The Federal State of Saarland, represented by the Ministry of Economy, is a founding member of the Association. Membership in dotSaarland e.V. is open to individuals, as well as to representatives from politics and businesses. The Association supports the TLD registry with consulting, and ensures that the TLD is operated in keeping with the needs of local people and the
Internet
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community in general.
References
External links
ICANN ApplicationdotSAARLAND press articles
registry for .SAARLAND domains
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Top-level domains
Computer-related introductions in 2014