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Wadgassen is a municipality in the district of Saarlouis, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Saar, approx. 6 km southeast of Saarlouis, and 15 km west of Saarbrücken.

Wadgassen
Municipality
Zweiradmuseum
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Wadgassen within Saarlouis district
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Coordinates: 49°16′N 6°46′E
Country	Germany
State	Saarland
District	Saarlouis
Government
• Mayor (2019–29)	Sebastian Greiber[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	25.93 km2 (10.01 sq mi)
Elevation	187 m (614 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	16,919
• Density	650/km2 (1,700/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	66787
Dialling codes	06834
Vehicle registration	SLS
Website	www.wadgassen.de

Religion

Between 1135 and 1792 the Premonstratensian Wadgassen Abbey (German: Prämonstratenser-Chorherrenstift Wadgassen) was located here.

Fusion

• 1974: Differten, Friedrichweiler, Hostenbach, Schaffhausen (Saar), Wadgassen (village), Werbeln

Politics

Local council

Party	2014	2009	2004
CDU	11	12	16
SPD	15	13	14
Linke	2	4	0
FDP	2	2	0
Grüne	2	1	0
FWG	1	1	2
Independent	0	0	1

(as at 24 May 2014)[3]

Mayor

• From 1 May 2014 – today: Sebastian Greiber
• 1 May 1988 – 30 April 2014: Harald Braun, SPD
• 1974–1988: Dr. Friedrich Mouty, CDU

Twin town

• Arques (Pas-de-Calais), France, since 1979

Economy

• Glass industry (Villeroy & Boch).
• Mechanical engineering (Firma Koch; since 2007 FL SMIDTH KOCH MVT)
• Startup: Factory-Outlet-Center

Museums

• Deutsches Zeitungsmuseum (DZM) in the Abteihof (part of the former Premonstratensian abbey)
• Glashütte Museum: Villeroy & Boch
• Museum Academia Wadegotia – local history and living history of Wadgassen: Treppenstrasse 13 (csw Neubau), Wadgassen. Founded as institute museum.
• Saarländisches Zweiradmuseum on the site of the Cristallerie Wadgassen (closed on 30 September 2007)

Famous people

• Daniel Braun, author and journalist
• Johannes Kirschweng, poet

Sources and external links

• Official website (in German)
• museum.academia-wadegotia.de (History and living history of Wadgassen) (in German)

References

На других языках

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[de] Wadgassen

Unter Wadgassen ist sowohl die saarländische Gemeinde im Landkreis Saarlouis, rund 15 Kilometer westlich von Saarbrücken, als auch der Gemeindeteil Wadgassen selbst zu verstehen. Zur besseren Unterscheidung wird im Schriftverkehr auch die Formulierung Wadgassen (Ort) genutzt, wenn es um den Gemeindeteil geht.

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- [en] Wadgassen

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[ru] Вадгассен

Вадгассен (нем. Wadgassen) — коммуна в Германии, в земле Саар.

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