| Type: | Stadt |
| Homburg | |
| German Name: | |
| Image Coa: | DEU Homburg COA.svg |
| Coordinates: | 49.3167°N 27°W |
| Image Plan: | Homburg in HOM.svg |
| State: | Saarland |
| District: | Saarpfalz |
| Elevation: | 233 |
| Area: | 82.65 |
| Postal Code: | 66424 (66401–66424) |
| Area Code: | 06841, 06848 (Einöd and Wörschweiler) |
| Licence: | HOM |
| Gemeindeschlüssel: | 10 0 45 114 |
| Divisions: | 9 |
| Mayor: | Rüdiger Schneidewind[1] |
| Leader Term: | 2014 - 24 |
| Bürgermeistertitel: | Lord Mayor |
| Party: | SPD |
Homburg (pronounced as /de/; French: Hombourg, in French pronounced as /ɔ̃buʁ/; Humborch) is a town in Saarland, Germany and the administrative seat of the Saarpfalz district. With a population of 43,029 inhabitants (2022), it is the third largest town in the state. The city offers over 30,000 workplaces. The medical department of the University of Saarland is situated here. The city is also home to the Karlsberg beer brewery. Major employers include Robert Bosch GmbH, Schaeffler Group and Michelin.
Homburg is located in the northern part of the Saarpfalz district, bordering Rhineland-Palatinate. It is 16 km from Neunkirchen and 36 km from Saarbrücken.
The city districts are situated in the Blies valley or on its tributaries Erbach, Lambsbach and Schwarzbach.
Homburg is composed of Homburg center and nine city districts: Beeden, Bruchhof-Sanddorf, Einöd, Erbach, Jägersburg, Kirrberg, Reiskirchen, Schwarzenbach and Wörschweiler.
Einöd includes: Einöd, Ingweiler and Schwarzenacker; Jägersburg includes Jägersburg, Altbreitenfelderhof and Websweiler; Erbach includes Erbach, Lappentascherhof and Johannishof.
Actual (as of 1 August 2022):
| Village | District | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altbreitenfelderhof | Jägersburg | 120 | |
| Beeden | Homburg Center | 2,714 | |
| Bruchhof | Homburg Center | 1,818 | |
| Einöd | 2,749 | ||
| Erbach | Homburg Center | 12,352 | |
| Homburg | Homburg Center | 12,058 | |
| Ingweiler | Einöd | 158 | |
| Jägersburg | 2,755 | ||
| Kirrberg | 2,566 | ||
| Lappentascher Hof | Homburg Center | 191 | |
| Reiskirchen | Homburg Center | 1,296 | |
| Sanddorf | Homburg Center | 1,170 | |
| Schwarzenacker | Einöd | 632 | |
| Schwarzenbach | Homburg Center | 1,925 | |
| Websweiler | Jägersburg | 263 | |
| Wörschweiler | Wörschweiler | 262 | |
| Total | 43,029 |
The Hohenburg Castle, nowadays a ruin, was in the 12th Century the seat of the counts of Homburg. In 1330 the village received the town status (Stadtrecht) by Louis the Bavarian.
Since the administration reform 1974 Homburg has a Lord Mayor, before that it used to have a Mayor.[2]
Rüdiger Schneidewind (SPD) has been Lord Mayor of Homburg since October 1, 2014.
Homburg (Saar) Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in the town, served by long-distance and regional trains. By road transport, the town is served by the motorways A6 (exit Homburg) and A8 (exits Limbach and Einöd).
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany. Homburg is twinned with:[3]
La Baule-Escoublac, France (1984)
Albano Laziale, Italy (2018)