Sankt Ingbert
St. Ingbert (also Sankt Ingbert) is a town in the Saarpfalz district in Saarland, Germany with a population of 37,361 (2009). It is situated approximately 10 km north-east of Saarbrücken and 10 km south-west of Neunkirchen.
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 Panoramic view of St. Ingbert | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
Location of Sankt Ingbert within Saarpfalz-Kreis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°18′N 7°7′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saarland |
| District | Saarpfalz-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Ulli Meyer[1] (CDU) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.95 km2 (19.29 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 402 m (1,319 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 35,213 |
| • Density | 700/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 66386 |
| Dialling codes | 06894 |
| Vehicle registration | IGB |
| Website | Official website |
History
St. Ingbert is named after the Irish Saint St Ingobert and for 300 years belonged to the electorate of Trier.
Economy
Sankt Ingbert is an old industrial town, but most of its heavy industries (coal, steel, glass) have long closed down. Major employers now include the software company SAP SE and Festo automation technologies.
Transport
The town is served by St. Ingbert railway station. St. Ingbert is situated only 10 km away from the Saarbrücken Airport.
Culture
The Saarländisches Karnevalsmuseum exhibits carnival costumes of the Saar region.
The St. Ingberter Pfanne is a well-known cabaret event, which took first place in 1985.
The Internationales Jazzfestival Sankt Ingbert took first place in 1987.
Twin towns – sister cities
Sankt Ingbert is twinned with:[3]
Saint-Herblain, France (1981)
N'Diaganiao, Senegal (1986)
Radebeul, Germany (1987)
Notable people
- Albert Weisgerber (1878–1915), painter
- Anton Betz (1883–1984), journalist and publisher
- Jupp Derwall (1927–2007), football player and manager, died here
- Peter Hartz (born 1941), businessman
- Bernd Schneider (born 1964), racing driver
See also
References
- Gewählte Ober-/Bürgermeister*innen, Landrät*innen und Regionalverbandsdirektor*in im Saarland, accessed 19 June 2021.
- "Saarland.de – Amtliche Einwohnerzahlen Stand 31. Dezember 2020" (PDF). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes (in German). June 2021.
- "Städtepartnerschaft". st-ingbert.de (in German). Sankt Ingbert. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "St Ingbert". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 9.
External links
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- (in German) Official website
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