Time zone CET (UTC+1) Website saarpfalz-kreis.de | Vehicle registration HOM and IGB Capital Homburg | |
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Clubs and Teams FC 08 Homburg, SV St. Ingbert 1945 Points of interest Schlossberghöhlen, Römermuseum Schwarzenacker, Château de Kirkel, Blumengarten, Europäischer Kulturpark Bliesbruc | ||
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 French département Moselle.
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Map of Saarpfalz-Kreis, Germany
History
After the Treaty of Versailles, the Saar basin was placed under the administration of the League of Nations for 15 years. The Palatinate area, then part of Bavaria, was therefore split in two parts. The part which went into the Saar became commonly known as Saarpfalz, and was administrated by the two Bezirksamt St. Ingbert and Homburg. The Saarpfalz district was created in 1974 when the St. Ingbert and Homburg districts were merged. Since 1997 the district has had a partnership with Henrico County, Virginia.