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Country
  
Germany

District
  
Saarlouis

Time zone
  
CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)

Local time
  
Thursday 7:54 PM

State
  
Saarland

Elevation
  
187 m (614 ft)

Postal codes
  
66787

Population
  
18,529 (31 Dec 2008)

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Weather
  
10°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 52% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Deutsches Zeitungsmuseum, Wildpark Wadgassen-Differten, Wildgehege

Wadgassen is a municipality in the district of Saarlouis, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Saar, approx. 6 km southeast of Saarlouis, and 15 km west of Saarbrücken.

Contents

Map of Wadgassen, Germany

Religion

Between 1135 and 1792 the Premonstratensian Wadgassen Abbey (German: Prämonstratenser-Chorherrenstift Wadgassen) was located here.

Fusion

  • 1974: Differten, Friedrichweiler, Hostenbach, Schaffhausen (Saar), Wadgassen (village), Werbeln

    • Local council

    (as at 24 May 2014)

    Mayor

  • From 1 May 2014 - today: Sebastian Greiber
  • 1 May 1988 - 30 April 2014: Harald Braun, SPD
  • 1974 - 1988: Dr. Friedrich Mouty, CDU

    • Twin town

  • Arques (Pas-de-Calais), France, since 1979

    • Economy

  • Glass industry (Villeroy & Boch).
  • Mechanical engineering (Firma Koch; since 2007 FL SMIDTH KOCH MVT)
  • Startup: Factory-Outlet-Center

    • Museums

  • Deutsches Zeitungsmuseum (DZM) in the Abteihof (part of the former Premonstratensian abbey)
  • Glashütte Museum: Villeroy & Boch
  • Museum Academia Wadegotia - local history and living history of Wadgassen: Treppenstrasse 13 (csw Neubau), Wadgassen. Founded as institute museum.
  • Saarländisches Zweiradmuseum on the site of the Cristallerie Wadgassen (closed on 30 September 2007)

    • Famous people

  • Daniel Braun, author and journalist
  • Johannes Kirschweng, poet

    • References

    Wadgassen Wikipedia
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