Ottweiler | |
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 Town square with the Old Tower in the background | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Ottweiler
within Neunkirchen district  | |
 Location of Ottweiler | |
  Ottweiler  Ottweiler | |
| Coordinates: 49°22′N 7°10′E / 49.367°N 7.167°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saarland |
| District | Neunkirchen |
| Subdivisions | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–29) | Holger Schäfer[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 45.56 km2 (17.59 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 268 m (879 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 14,522 |
| • Density | 318.7/km2 (825.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 66564 |
| Dialling codes | 06824, 06858 |
| Vehicle registration | NK |
| Website | www.ottweiler.de |
Ottweiler (German pronunciation: [ˈɔtvaɪlɐ] ⓘ) is a municipality, former seat of the district of Neunkirchen, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Blies, approx. 7 km north of Neunkirchen, and 25 km northeast of Saarbrücken.
Culture
[edit]The town is notable for the Ottweiler porcelain.
The Ottweiler Brewing Company was founded in Ottweiler in 1873. It was moved to the Karlsberg Brewery in Homburg in 1983.
People
[edit]- Ludwig Steeg (1894-1945), politician, mayor from Berlin from 1940-1945
- Damhat Sisamci (born 1993), politician
Transport
[edit]Bundestrasse 420 and Bundestrasse 41 pass through the town. The local train station sees regular service to nearby cities Saarbrücken and Frankfurt.
References
[edit]- ^ Gewählte Ober-/Bürgermeister*innen, Landrät*innen und Regionalverbandsdirektor*in im Saarland, Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes, 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Alle politisch selbständigen Gemeinden mit ausgewählten Merkmalen am 31.12.2023" (in German). Federal Statistical Office of Germany. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
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