Trier-Saarburg Explained

Trier-Saarburg
Image Coa:DEU Landkreis Trier-Saarburg COA.svg
State:Rhineland-Palatinate
Capital:Trier
Area:1102.26
Kreisschlüssel:07235
District Admin:Stefan Metzdorf
Admin Party:SPD
Carsign:TR, SAB
Founded:June 7, 1969
Url:trier-saarburg.de

Trier-Saarburg (pronounced as /de/; Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch: Landkrees Tréier-Saarburg in Luxembourgish; Letzeburgesch pronounced as /ˈlɑntkʀeːs ˌtʀəɪɐˈzaːbuχk/) is a district in the west of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Neighboring districts are (from the north and clockwise) Bitburg-Prüm, Bernkastel-Wittlich, Birkenfeld, Sankt Wendel (Saarland), and Merzig-Wadern (Saarland). To the west it borders Luxembourg. The district-free city Trier is surrounded by the district.

History

The district was created in 1969 by merging the previous districts Trier and Saarburg.

Geography

The main river in the district is the Moselle. The area between its tributaries, the Ruwer and the Saar, is also well known as one of the prime wine regions of Germany.

Museums

Coat of arms

The coat of arms largely resembles the coat of arms of the Saarburg district. The castle in the middle shows the castle of Saarburg, even though now only the ruins of the castle remains. The red cross is the cross of Trier, as a large part of the Saarburg district (as well as of the new Trier-Saarburg district) historically belonged to the state of Trier. The blue bars were added after the merging with the Trier district, and symbolize that part of that district historically belonged to Luxembourg.

Verbandsgemeinden

The district is divided into six Verbandsgemeinden.[1] The list contains the coats of arms, the names, the district areas, exemplarily the population figures from 1950 as well as the current population figures:

NameArea
(km2)[2]
Population
(1950)
Population
(December 31, 2019)[3]
145.58 11 409 15 302
130.41 19 599 32 313
126.55 10 780 18 467
359.84 25 595 33 025
164.45 20 265 28 344
175.42 14 134 21 947
Trier-Saarburg district 1 102.26 101 782 149 398

Towns and municipalities

Four towns and 100 municipalities make up the district in southwestern Germany. The list contains the coats of arms, the names, the district areas, exemplarily the population figures from 1950 as well as the current population figures:

NameVerbandsgemeindeArea
(km2)
Population
(1950)
Population
(December 31, 2019)
VG Trier-Land 6.95 479 1 086
VG Saarburg-Kell 7.58 931 1 544
VG Saarburg-Kell 1.76 162 270
VG Schweich 3.81 591 953
VG Hermeskeil 7.62 373 399
VG Hermeskeil 18.50 897 925
VG Ruwer 4.25221233
VG Hermeskeil 5.31 515 62
VG Schweich 5.56 658 607
VG Schweich 6.83 532 456
VG Ruwer 7.45531828
VG Schweich 15.73 1 843 2 421
VG Saarburg-Kell 6.88 302 406
VG Schweich 9.79 1 903 2 906
VG Trier-Land 6.47 322 369
VG Saarburg-Kell 11.00 1 396 1 832
VG Hermeskeil 8.87 471 483
VG Saarburg-Kell 12.12 873 944
VG Hermeskeil 10.18 423 460
VG Hermeskeil 7.36 770 1 108
VG Ruwer 4.413392 025
VG Ruwer 2.51291657
VG Saarburg-Kell 4.90 204 265
VG Saarburg-Kell 6.15 344 380
VG Ruwer 2.83199261
Hermeskeil (Town) VG Hermeskeil 30.85 3 711 6 638
VG Ruwer 2.87163136
VG Hermeskeil 4.85 407 301
VG Trier-Land 2.08 143 279
VG Ruwer 6.79326436
VG Trier-Land 7.30 1 006 2 089
VG Saarburg-Kell 15.21 1 249 1 520
VG Konz 4.29 481 641
VG Ruwer 4.531 0291 333
VG Saarburg-Kell 5.23 455 433
VG Saarburg-Kell 28.26 1 385 1 938
VG Schweich 3.88 960 2 745
VG Saarburg-Kell 19.15 954 804
VG Schweich 11.70 1 239 1 058
Konz (Town) VG Konz 44.54 10 047 18 332
VG Trier-Land 16.60 1 824 2 143
VG Ruwer 2.08194822
VG Schweich 2.31 375 375
VG Saarburg-Kell 8.16 503 554
VG Trier-Land 11.93 1 467 1 735
VG Schweich 12.71 1 360 1 547
VG Schweich 0.97 135 114
VG Schweich 8.82 1 069 1 309
VG Ruwer 5.09444 542
VG Saarburg-Kell 23.96 816 861
VG Saarburg-Kell 6.02 349 328
VG Schweich 22.37 1 774 2 418
VG Ruwer 6.479901 670
VG Saarburg-Kell 18.21 916 827
VG Ruwer 5.48526935
VG Schweich 5.18 367 353
VG Hermeskeil 5.58 218 218
VG Hermeskeil 10.50 840 732
VG Trier-Land 16.65 1 099 2 725
VG Konz 16.98 1 476 2 565
VG Konz 5.36 701 967
VG Saarburg-Kell 2.46 495 599
VG Ruwer 3.92174156
VG Konz 3.42 214 2 565
VG Ruwer 32.921 2272 412
VG Saarburg-Kell 21.30 1 378 1 492
VG Saarburg-Kell 4.30 195 232
VG Konz 7.21 515 1 177
VG Ruwer 4.876571 681
VG Schweich 3.20 331 481
VG Trier-Land 27.64 1 762 2 103
VG Hermeskeil 8.05 494 461
VG Hermeskeil 19.77 1 615 2 362
VG Schweich 6.31 688 1 266
VG Ruwer 2.11 286 411
Saarburg (Town) VG Saarburg-Kell 20.36 4 942 7 381
VG Saarburg-Kell 19.58 902 1 182
VG Schweich 1.59 225 239
VG Saarburg-Kell 5.14 393 686
VG Saarburg-Kell 2.46 163 122
VG Ruwer 10.03 716 789
Schweich (Town) VG Schweich 31.09 4 597 7 848
VG Saarburg-Kell 17.63 1 431 1 662
VG Ruwer 1.04 111 68
VG Saarburg-Kell 16.16 752 786
VG Konz 10.08 1 584 2 565
VG Konz 6.62 579 800
VG Ruwer 4.497071 066
VG Schweich 2.49 229 199
VG Saarburg-Kell 7.53 650 1 160
VG Trier-Land 18.42 1 257 3 747
VG Schweich 10.10 1 389 1 049
VG Saarburg-Kell 8.57 - 193
VG Ruwer 12.461 6492 024
VG Saarburg-Kell 11.08 629 826
VG Konz 7.59 1 521 2 215
VG Konz 5.27 458 607
VG Konz 3.09 683 810
VG Trier-Land 37.08 2 404 2 610
VG Konz 16.01 1 340 1 402
VG Saarburg-Kell 18.72 1 543 2 276
VG Trier-Land 24.38 2 371 3 061
VG Saarburg-Kell 28.87 1 156 1 522
VG Hermeskeil 8.04 317 595
Trier-Saarburg district 1 102.26 101 782 149 398

Notes and References

  1. https://trier-saarburg.de/der-landkreis/verbandsgemeinden/?sprache=de&size=Chronik%20Partnerschaft%20Puck Verbandsgemeinden - Landkreis Trier-Saarburg
  2. https://infothek.statistik.rlp.de/MeineHeimat/index.aspx?id=102&l=2 Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz – Regionaldaten
  3. http://www.statistik.rlp.de/de/regional/geowebdienste/bevoelkerung/ Statistisches Landesamt Rheinland-Pfalz