Schiffweiler

Municipality in Saarland, Germany
Coat of arms of Schiffweiler
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Location of Schiffweiler within Neunkirchen district
EppelbornIllingenMerchweilerSchiffweilerOttweilerSpiesen-ElversbergNeunkirchenRhineland-PalatinateSankt Wendel (district)Saarlouis (district)Saarbrücken (district)Saarpfalz-Kreis
(2019–29) Markus Fuchs[1] (SPD)Area
 • Total21.32 km2 (8.23 sq mi)Highest elevation
420 m (1,380 ft)Lowest elevation
260 m (850 ft)Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total15,655 • Density730/km2 (1,900/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes
66578
Dialling codes06821 (06824)Vehicle registrationNKWebsitewww.schiffweiler.de

Schiffweiler is a municipality in the district of Neunkirchen, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated approximately 5 km northwest of Neunkirchen, and 20 km northeast of Saarbrücken.

People from Schiffweiler

  • Konrad Grebe (1907–1972), German mining engineer and inventor of coal plow

References

  1. ^ Gewählte Ober-/Bürgermeister*innen, Landrät*innen und Regionalverbandsdirektor*in im Saarland, Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes, 27 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Fläche und Bevölkerung - Stand: 31.12.2022 (Basis Zensus 2011)" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes. June 2023.
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Towns and municipalities in Neunkirchen (district)
  • Eppelborn
  • Illingen
  • Merchweiler
  • Neunkirchen
  • Ottweiler
  • Schiffweiler
  • Spiesen-Elversberg
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