Wadgassen
Municipality in Saarland, Germany
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Location of Wadgassen within Saarlouis district
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(2019–29) Sebastian Greiber[1] (SPD)
(2022-12-31)[2]
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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.
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
- Matthew Greywolf, guitarist of Powerwolf
Sources and external links
- Official website
(in German)
- museum.academia-wadegotia.de (History and living history of Wadgassen) (in German)
References
- ^ Gewählte Ober-/Bürgermeister*innen, Landrät*innen und Regionalverbandsdirektor*in im Saarland, Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes, 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Fläche und Bevölkerung - Stand: 31.12.2022 (Basis Zensus 2011)" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes. June 2023.
- ^ Official report of the Wadgassen town council
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