Schmelz is a municipality in the district of Saarlouis, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km northeast of Saarlouis, and 25 km northwest of Saarbrücken.

Schmelz
Municipality
Panorama of Schmelz
Coat of arms
Location of Schmelz within Saarlouis district
Schmelz Show map of Germany Schmelz Show map of Saarland
Coordinates: 49°25′N 6°50′E
Country	Germany
State	Saarland
District	Saarlouis
Government
• Mayor (2019–29)	Wolfram Lang[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	58.64 km2 (22.64 sq mi)
Elevation	249 m (817 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	16,040
• Density	270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	66832–66839
Dialling codes	06887, 06888;06881 (Primsweiler), 06874 (Michelbach)
Vehicle registration	SLS
Website	www.schmelz.de

The town of Schmelz (which translates to Glaze) is made of six municipalities, Schmelz itself – which consists of Außen and Bettingen – and Hüttersdorf, Limbach, Michelbach, Primsweiler, and Dorf im Bohnental. These independent villages in the Saarlouis district date back to Roman times. A native of Schmelz would be called a Schmelzer as in a person from Berlin being referred to as a Berliner.

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[de] Schmelz (Saar)

[ru] Шмельц (Саар)