The city

The city of Saarbrücken has many faces. World War II and the architecture of the 1950ies and 1960ies have left their mark. What you will find now, is a bit of a demure beauty, full of rough edges and with lots of heart and character.

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The Saar river

The Saar runs right through Saarbrücken. On the right and left bank, you will find quarters with very different atmospheres. In the 18th century, Friedrich-Joachim Stengel, architect of the Counts Nassau-Saarbrücken, gave the city, whose structure dates back to the Middle Ages, its Baroque face. Today, visitors can still see how this style characterises Saarbrücken.

Old Saarbrücken

The historic part of Saarbrücken has always been the government district. The counts and princes of Nassau-Saarbrücken once resided around the castle and Ludwig’s Church. Nowadays, all the ministeries and the parliamant of the Federal State Saarland are located here. On the southern periphery, right behind the German-French Garden, Saarbrücken borders with France.

St Johann

This part of Saarbrücken is full of shops but also art and culture have their place here. Everything revolves around the St Johann market square with its small shops, restaurants, cafés and bars. Right behind, you can stroll along the pedestrianised shopping mile up to the “Europabahnhof“ main station in the north. Towards the east, the “Nauwieser Viertel“ is a colourful multicultural quarter, waiting to be explored by you.

Up the river Saar

Moving along and up the Saar, former ironworks and mining areas such as Malstatt and Burbach have been transformed into locations for high-tech industries. Between Burbach and Völklingen you can still see fuming chimneys as part of the modern steel industry that can be found here.
However, after only another mile or so you will have left the city behind you and be surrounded by nature. Time for a walk in the “St. Arnualer Stiftswald“ forest or so-called “Saarbrücken Jungle“.
 

Contact

Tourismus Zentrale Saarland

Franz-Josef-Röder-Straße 17
66119 Saarbrücken

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