Wadgassen

Wadgassen

Wadgassen

Municipality in Saarland, Germany

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.

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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

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(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

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

References

  1. [1]
    Gewählte Ober-/Bürgermeister*innen, Landrät*innen und Regionalverbandsdirektor*in im Saarland, Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes, 27 March 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Fläche und Bevölkerung - Stand: 31.12.2022 (Basis Zensus 2011)" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes. June 2023.
  3. [3]
    Official report of the Wadgassen town council
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