Neunkirchen (German district)

Neunkirchen
CountryGermany
StateSaarland
CapitalNeunkirchen
Government
 • District admin.Sören Meng (SPD)
Area
 • Total
249.16 km2 (96.20 sq mi)
Population
 (31 December 2024)
 • Total
133,179
 • Density534.51/km2 (1,384.4/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationNK (since 1974)
OTW (1957–1974); OE 3/ OE 13/ OE 23/ OE 33 (1949–1956); SA 03 (1945–1949)
Websitelandkreis-neunkirchen.de

Neunkirchen (German: [ˈnɔʏnkɪʁçn̩] ) is a Kreis (district) in the middle of the Saarland, Germany. Neighboring districts are Sankt Wendel, Saarpfalz, Saarbrücken, and Saarlouis in Saarland and Kusel in Rhineland-Palatinate