Illingen 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
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. It is situated approximately 10 km northwest of
Neunkirchen, and 17 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 ...
.
Overview
Since 1974, the villages of Illingen,
Hirzweiler
Hirzweiler is a small village in Germany, in the Bundesland Saarland. The settlement was first mentioned in a document dated 1365. There are currently roughly 1,200 people living in Hirzweiler. Hirzweiler is in a jumelage (partnership) with the v ...
, Hüttigweiler, Uchtelfangen, Welschbach and Wustweiler have been part of the Illingen community.
Illingen is a large, well maintained village with a pleasant castle complex, including a small modern Hotel with restaurant. The village St. Stephan church is very old and worth a visit. There are two train stops (Illingen and Gennweiler). Trains travel in the direction of Saarbrücken to the south and
Lebach-Jabach
Lebach is a town in the district of Saarlouis, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated approximately northeast of Saarlouis, and north of Saarbrücken. As of 2020, its population was 18,828.
Inhabitants
(31 December)
Mayors
* 1978–2006: Niko ...
to the north. The earliest written documentation which exists about Illingen is from the late 9th century. The Freiherr von Kerpen lived in the castle until the late 19th century.
Gallery
File:Illingen, die Sankt Stephan Kirche Dm foto4 2017-05-28 13.16.jpg, Illingen, church: die Sankt Stephan Kirche
File:Illingen, toren van Burg Kerpen Dm foto9 2017-05-28 13.25.jpg, Illingen, tower of castle (Burg Kerpen)
File:Wustweiler, die katholische Pfarrkirche Herz Jesu Dm foto5 2017-05-28 14.03.jpg, Wustweiler, catholic church: die Pfarrkirche Herz Jesu
Notable people
*
Peter Müller (born 1955), politician (CDU)
External links
Gemeinde Illingen
References
Neunkirchen (German district)
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