Saarlouis (district)

Saarlouis
District
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Germany
State	Saarland
Capital	Saarlouis
Area
• Total	459.08 km2 (177.25 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2022)
• Total	195,749
• Density	430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	SLS
Website	kreis-saarlouis.de

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

History

The district was part of the Holy Roman Empire. After the Napoleonic wars the area went to Prussia, which in 1816 created the district as part of its Rhineland province. From 1936-1945 it was called Saarlautern, when the Nazi government tried to exchange the French name for a German one.

Geography

The main river in the district is the Saar.

Coat of arms

The checked black-and-white top part of the coat of arms is taken from the coat of the Hohenzollern, to remember that the area belonged to the German Empire (which was ruled by the Hohenzollern dynasty) directly. The bottom part is the coat of arms of the Lorraine, as Saarlouis belonged to Duchy of Lorraine 1100-1766. The star stands for the French fortress of Saarlouis, the origin of the city, which was build in a star form. The fleur-de-lis comes from the coat of arms of the city Saarlouis.

Towns and municipalities

Towns	Municipalities
Saarlouis Lebach Dillingen	Bous Ensdorf Nalbach Rehlingen-Siersburg Saarwellingen	Schmelz Schwalbach Überherrn Wadgassen Wallerfangen

Other websites

• Official website (German)