Wadgassen

Municipality in Saarland, Germany

(2019–29) Sebastian Greiber^[1] (SPD)Area • Total25.93 km² (10.01 sq mi)Elevation187 m (614 ft)Population • Total17,016 • Density660/km² (1,700/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codesDialling codes06834Vehicle registrationSLSWebsitewww.wadgassen.de

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