Homburg (Saar)


Homburg is a town in Saarland, Germany and the administrative seat of the county of Saarpfalz. With a population of approx. 41,822 inhabitants, it is the third largest town in Saarland. The medical department of the University of Saarland is situated here. The city is also home to the Karlsberg beer brewery. Major employers include Michelin and Robert Bosch GmbH.

Geography

Homburg is located in the northern part of the Saarpfalz, bordering Rhineland-Palatinate and about 20 km away from the French border. It is 16 km from Neunkirchen and 36 km from Saarbrücken.
The villages Beeden, Schwarzenbach, Wörschweiler, Einöd and Ingweiler are situated in or on the Blies valley.
Homburg is composed of nine districts: Beeden, Bruchhof-Sanddorf, Einöd, Erbach, Jägersburg, Kirrberg, Reiskirchen, Schwarzenbach and Wörschweiler.
The district Einöd has three municipal factions: Einöd, Ingweiler and Schwarzenacker. The district Jägersburg is composed of the fractions Jägersburg, Altbreitenfelderhof and Websweiler. The discrict Erbach has three fractions, erbach, Lappentascherhof, and Johannishof.
Populations :
VillageDistrictPopulation
AltbreitenfelderhofJägersburg125
BeedenHomburg Center2.802
BruchhofHomburg Center1.831
EinödEinöd2.619
ErbachHomburg Center12.363
HomburgHomburg Center11.986
IngweilerEinöd140
JägersburgJägersburg2.701
KirrbergKirrberg2.744
Lappentascher HofHomburg Center191
ReiskirchenHomburg Center1.238
SanddorfHomburg Center1.109
SchwarzenackerEinöd646
SchwarzenbachHomburg Center1.910
WebsweilerJägersburg273
WörschweilerWörschweiler272
Complete 42.950

History

The Hohenburg Castle, nowadays a ruin, was in the 12th Century the seat of the counts of Homburg. In 1330 the village received the town status by Louis the Bavarian.

Population development

Year181418761905193819451961197019731974200020032007200820122014
Population290036009400201001960029725321753360043100460004600044000436914135743000

Politics

Since the administration reform 1974 Homburg has a Lord Mayor, before that it used to have a Mayor.
Rüdiger Schneidewind has been Lord Mayor of Homburg since October 1, 2014.

Main sights

is the main railway station in the town, served by long-distance and regional trains. By road transport, the town is served by the motorways A6 and A8.

Personalities

Homburg is twinned with: