Saarburg
Saarburg | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Saarburg
within Trier-Saarburg district | |
Location of Saarburg | |
Saarburg Saarburg | |
| Coordinates: 49°37′N 6°33′E / 49.617°N 6.550°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
| District | Trier-Saarburg |
| Municipal assoc. | Saarburg-Kell |
| Subdivisions | 4 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–24) | Jürgen Dixius (CDU) |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.63 km2 (7.97 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 159 m (522 ft) |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
• Total | 7,612 |
| • Density | 369.0/km2 (955.6/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 54439 |
| Dialling codes | 06581 |
| Vehicle registration | TR, SAB |
| Website | saarburg.de |
Saarburg (German pronunciation: [ˈzaːɐ̯bʊʁk] ⓘ, [ˈzaːɐ̯bʊʁç]) is a town of the Trier-Saarburg district, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the banks of the river Saar in the hilly country a few kilometres upstream from the Saar's junction with the Moselle. Now known as a tourist attraction, the river Leuk flows into the town centre and makes a spectacular drop of 18 metres before joining the larger Saar that bisects the town. The waterfall is the result of a 13th-century project to redirect the Leuk through the city centre.
Saarburg is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Saarburg-Kell. The area around Saarburg is noted for the cultivation of Riesling grapes.