Kirrberg (in dialect Kerrbrich) is a district of Homburg, situated in the eastern part of the Saarpfalz (Saar-Palatinate) district and the Saarland bordering state Rhineland-Palatinate. Until End 1973 was Kirrberg an independent municipality in the former Homburg district. Homburg (5 km), Zweibrücken (7 km), Saarbrücken and Kaiserslautern (both 35 km) are the closest towns. As of 1 August 2021, 2,607 inhabitants live in Kirrberg.[1]

Kirrberg
Stadtteil of Homburg
View of Kirrberg
Coat of arms
Location of Kirrberg
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Coordinates: 49°18′1″N 7°22′10″E
Country	Germany
State	Saarland
District	Saarpfalz
Municipality	Homburg
Population  (2021)[1]
• Total	2,607
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	66424
Dialling codes	06841
Vehicle registration	HOM
Website	Official website

The river Lambsbach runs through the district from east to west.

History

The chapel of Kirrberg was firstly mentioned in the year 1290 as "Capella in Kirchperch". On 23 April 1949 Kirrberg was affiliated to the Bundesland Saarland and because of that it is the youngest village of the Bundesland.

References

External links

• Webpage of Kirrberg

На других языках

[ru] Киррберг (Саар)