Saarland industrial region
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The Saarland industrial region is a historically significant heavy-industry area in southwestern Germany, known for its coal mining and steel production centers such as the Völklingen Ironworks.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saar coal mining region | 2 |
| Saar coal mining and steel region | 1 |
| Saar region | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical region
ⓘ
industrial region ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
France
NERFINISHED
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Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsHeritageSite | Völklingen Ironworks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedDuring |
19th century
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Industrial Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicRole |
major German coal supplier (historically)
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major German steel producer (historically) ⓘ |
| energySource | coal-fired power generation (historically) ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
air pollution (historically)
ⓘ
mine subsidence ⓘ river pollution (historically) ⓘ |
| experienced | deindustrialization in late 20th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Neunkirchen steelworks area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saar coalfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Saarbrücken industrial area NERFINISHED ⓘ Völklingen Ironworks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageFocus | industrial culture and tourism ⓘ |
| historicallyLinkedTo |
Lorraine industrial region
ⓘ
Ruhr industrial region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contested economic area in European conflicts
ⓘ
cross-border Franco-German industrial cooperation ⓘ |
| importantPeriod |
First World War era
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interwar period ⓘ post-Second World War reconstruction ⓘ |
| knownFor |
coal mining
ⓘ
heavy industry ⓘ steel production ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Saarland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southwestern Germany ⓘ |
| mainIndustry |
coal mining
ⓘ
coke production ⓘ iron and steel industry ⓘ |
| partOf | Saar-Lor-Lux cross-border region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resourceBase | Saar coal basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shiftedTo |
service sector (late 20th century)
ⓘ
technology and automotive suppliers ⓘ |
| strategicResource | coal ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure |
dense railway network
ⓘ
inland waterways on the Saar River ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageComponent | Völklingen Ironworks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| urbanCenter |
Neunkirchen
NERFINISHED
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Saarbrücken NERFINISHED ⓘ Saarlouis NERFINISHED ⓘ Völklingen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
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Saar coal mining and steel region
this entity surface form:
Saar coal mining region
this entity surface form:
Saar region