Homburg, Saarland


Homburg is a town in Saarland, Germany and the administrative seat of the Saarpfalz district. With a population of 43,029 inhabitants, it is the third largest town in the state. The city offers over 30,000 workplaces. The medical department of the University of Saarland is situated here. The city is also home to the Karlsberg beer brewery. Major employers include Robert Bosch GmbH, Schaeffler Group and Michelin.
WWW homburg.de

Geography

Homburg is located in the northern part of the Saarpfalz district, bordering Rhineland-Palatinate. It is 16 km from Neunkirchen and 36 km from Saarbrücken.
The city districts are situated in the Blies valley or on its tributaries Erbach, Lambsbach and Schwarzbach.
Homburg is composed of Homburg center and nine city districts: Beeden, Bruchhof-Sanddorf, Einöd, Erbach, Jägersburg, Kirrberg, Reiskirchen, Schwarzenbach and Wörschweiler.
Einöd includes: Einöd, Ingweiler and Schwarzenacker; Jägersburg includes Jägersburg, Altbreitenfelderhof and Websweiler; Erbach includes Erbach, Lappentascherhof and Johannishof.

Demographics

Actual :
VillageDistrictPopulation
AltbreitenfelderhofJägersburg120
BeedenHomburg Center2,714
BruchhofHomburg Center1,818
EinödEinöd2,749
ErbachHomburg Center12,352
HomburgHomburg Center12,058
IngweilerEinöd158
JägersburgJägersburg2,755
KirrbergKirrberg2,566
Lappentascher HofHomburg Center191
ReiskirchenHomburg Center1,296
SanddorfHomburg Center1,170
SchwarzenackerEinöd632
SchwarzenbachHomburg Center1,925
WebsweilerJägersburg263
WörschweilerWörschweiler262
Total 43,029

History

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

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

Transport

Homburg (Saar) Hauptbahnhof 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.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

Homburg is twinned with: