Neunkirchen District

Neunkirchen
District
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 49°20′N 7°10′E
Country	Germany
State	Saarland
Capital	Neunkirchen
Area
• Total	249.16 km2 (96.20 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2022)
• Total	132,283
• Density	530/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	NK
Website	landkreis-neunkirchen.de

Neunkirchen is a Kreis (district) in the middle of the Saarland, Germany.

History

In 1974 the districts of Saarland were reorganized. The capital of the district was moved to Neunkirchen. The name of the district was changed to Neunkirchen as well. Neunkirchen city had first tried to become cspital of the district in 1866. Some parts of the administration remained in Ottweiler.

Coat of arms

The top part of the coat of arms show the lion of Nassau, as the area was ruled by a branch of the house of Nassau (Nassau-Saarbrücken, later Nassau-Ottweiler). In the bottom part it shows the main symbols of the two biggest cities in the district, the rose of Ottweiler and the wheel of Neunkirchen.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Neunkirchen Ottweiler	Eppelborn Illingen Merchweiler Schiffweiler Spiesen-Elversberg

Other websites

• Official website (German)