District nine-churches
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| Land of the Federal Republic: | Saarland |
| administrative seat: | Ottweiler |
| surface: | 249.16 km ² |
| inhabitants: | 143.897 (30. September 2005) |
| Population density: | 578 inhabitants for each km ² |
| circle keys: | 10 0 43 |
| Kfz characteristics: | Numerical control |
| circle arrangement: | 7 municipalities |
| address that District administration: | William Heinrich road 36 66564 Ottweiler |
| Website: | www.landkreis-neunkirchen.de |
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| Politics | |
| land advice: | Dr. Rudolf Hinsberger (SPD) |
| Kreistag: (Choice to 13. June 2004) | CDU 44.3% (+0,9) - 17 seats (+2) SPD 43.0% (- 7.2) - 16 seats(- 2) other 12.7% (+6,3) - 0 seats (=) |
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the district nine-churches is a district in the Saarland. It borders in the north on the district pc. Spiral, in the east to the Rhineland-Palatinian district Kusel, in the south to that Saarpfalz circle and to the greater Saarbruecken and in the west to the district Saarlouis.
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Geografie
the landscape of the district nine-churches belonged mainly to the Saar close mountain country.
history
the area of the today's district nine-churches came 1815 to the Viennese congress under Prussian administration. 1816 divided Prussia its provinces into governmental districts and circles. Thus the district Ottweiler developed within the governmental district Trier in the Rhine province. After that 1. World war Versailler contract was separated the Saargebiet and with it the district Ottweiler from the German Reich and placed 1920 under people federation mandate. 1946 becamethe circle area changed and with the area and circle reform of the Saarland 1974 was again changed it and the district in district nine-churches was renamed. The district administration remained however in Ottweiler. Since that time the district has the city nine-churches as district town andthe city Ottweiler as administrative seat of the circle. After conclusion of the municipality reform the district nine-churches covers still 7 municipalities, under it 2 cities. Largest city of the circle is the district town nine-churches, at the same time second largest city of the Saarland, smallest municipality is Merchweiler.
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religion the Evangelist population of the circle belonged since the Zwangsuniierung of the lutherischen and the reformed confession 1817 to the Evangelist church in Prussia (EKiP) and since 1922 to the church province of the Rhine province, with the Provinzialkonsistorium in Koblenz. WithDissolution of the EKiP 1947 became the church province independently and exists now as Evangelist church in the Rhine country away, the Evangelist municipalities are assigned to which in the district.
politics
coat of arms
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Land advice
economics and infrastructure
traffic
the circle area becomes of the federal motorway A 8 Pirmasens - Saarlouis affects, likewise with Illingen and Eppelborn of A 1 Saarbruecken - Koblenz. Furthermore the district is opened by federation and landesstrassen. The most important federal highway is B 41 nine-churches - sank spiral.
cities and municipalities
(numbers of inhabitants of 30. September 2005)
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Merzig Wadern | Nine-churches | Saarbruecken | Saarlouis | Saarpfalz circle | Pc. Spiral
