Saarland

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constituent state federal state of Germany

Saarland is a small federal state in southwestern Germany known for its industrial history, Franco-German cultural influences, and location along the borders with France and Luxembourg.

Aliases (2)

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constituent state →
federal state of Germany →
borderCountry France →
Luxembourg →
borderRiver Saar →
bordersWith France →
Luxembourg →
Rhineland-Palatinate →
capital Saarbrücken →
coatOfArmsFeature quarterly shield with regional symbols →
country Germany →
currency euro →
economicSector automotive industry →
services sector →
steel production →
flagColor black →
gold →
red →
governmentType parliamentary republic (as part of Germany) →
hasCity Homburg →
Neunkirchen →
Saarbrücken →
Völklingen →
hasCulturalInfluenceFrom France →
Germany →
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Völklingen Ironworks →
headOfGovernmentTitle Minister-President of Saarland →
historicalEvent Saar status referendum of 1955 →
historicalStatus League of Nations mandates over former Ottoman Arab provinces →
surface form: "League of Nations mandate territory"

Saarland →
surface form: "Saar Protectorate"
joinedFederalRepublicOfGermany 1957 →
knownFor Franco-German cultural influences →
coal mining →
industrial history →
steel industry →
largestCity Saarbrücken →
legislativeBody Landtag of Saarland →
locatedIn Europe →
Germany →
southwestern Germany →
memberOf Germany →
surface form: "Federal Republic of Germany"
namedAfter Saar River →
officialLanguage German →
partOf Germany →
surface form: "Federal Republic of Germany"
regionalLanguage French (widely taught and used) →
Rhenish Franconian →
surface form: "Moselle Franconian"

Rhenish Franconian →
surface form: "Rhine Franconian"

Saarlandic dialect of German →
timeZone Central European Summer Time →
Central European Time →

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wilhelm Bittrich → birthPlace → Saarland →
Grand Est → hasBorderWithRegion → Saarland →
Saarland → historicalStatus → Saarland →
this entity surface form: "Saar Protectorate"
Saar Offensive → location → Saarland →
this entity surface form: "Saar region"
Bitche → nearBorderWith → Saarland →
town of Bitche → nearBorderWith → Saarland →
subject surface form: "Bitche"
Heinrich Marx → placeOfBirth → Saarland →
Rhenish Franconian → spokenIn → Saarland →
Deutsche Mark → usedIn → Saarland →