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Saarbrucken
Saarbrucken happens to be the head of the state of Saarland in Germany. Metropolitan Area surrounds the Saarbrucken city, which also meets the boundaries of Dillingen from west and Neunkirchen from northeast side; city also hosts the largest population of Saarland.

Saarbrucken, once, was the main centre for the industrial and transportation of a great coal basin; factories were equipped to produce iron and steel, beer, sugar, machinery, optical instruments, pottery, and construction materials.

But as the Saarland"s industry declined due to its non-competitive quality; due to the ordinary quality, even the German companies started getting their demands fulfilled from lower-wage regions. Consequently the importance of the city and the state saw a down time.

Historically, Saarbrucken city is embarked with stone bridge across the Saar (that was built in 1546), Saarbrucker Schloss (castle) from the 18th century and the old part of the town the St. Johanner Markt, the Gothic church of St Arnual. By 1815 Saarbrucken was given under Prussian control, however, latter in 20th century (1919-35 and 1945-57) it became part of the Saar territory under French administration. Also due to its nearness to France border, the French influence is quite notable on the city and its culture.

In modern German Saarbrucken literally means Saar bridges, and indeed there are about a dozen bridges across the Saar river. But it is largely accepted that these bridges are not the reason for its name, as it was named Saarbrucken long before the emergence of bridges in the city. The historical name of the town is actually Sarabrucca, derived from the Old High German word Brucca, which became Brocken in High German (rocks or boulders in English)

Going back into before Christ timeline, then the Saar region was under the control of Roman Empire in around 1st century BC, however it was acquired by Franks later on until 925 when it became the part of Holy Roman Empire. But the influence of French civilization remained on the top of any other race.

From 1381 to 1793 the counts of Nassau-Saarbrucken were the main local rulers. Often a prize contended for by its stronger neighbors, the area came under French domination in the 16th century and was incorporated into France in the 1680s. France was forced to relinquish the Saar in 1697, but from 1793 to 1815 regained control of the region.

After 1815 much of the area was part of the Prussian Rhine Province. During the 19th century the coal and iron resources of the region were developed. At the start of the Franco-Prussian War the area was the first target of the French invasion force, and was occupied in August 1870, during this war.

According to the Treaty of Versailles (1919) the Saar coal-mines were given away to France as its exclusive rights for period of almost 15 years as compensation for the destruction of French mines during the First World War.

Agreement also provided for a plebiscite, at the end of the 15-year period, to determine the territory's future status, and in 1935 more than 90% of the electorate voted for reunification with Germany, while only 0.8% voted for unification with France. The remainder voted for maintenance of the League of Nations administration. The Saar subsequently rejoined Germany.

Saarbrucken was heavily attacked in Second World War, thus it was made part of French Zone of Occupation in 1945 and the area was made a separate zone in 1946. In 1947, France created the nominally-politically-independent Saar protectorate and merged it economically with France in order to exploit the area's vast coal reserves.

Political pressure on France by West Germany and others, as well as the 1955 rejection by the Saarlanders of the compromise solution of Europeanisation of the area, led to the January 1, 1957 political reunion with the Federal Republic of Germany. Economic reintegration would however take many additional years.

Saarbrucken is entertained by the Saarbrucken Airport (SCN) and a high speed train services that started in June 2007 that runs along the LGV Est line giving high speed transportation means to reach Paris. Uniquely, Saarbrucken's Saarbahn (modelled on the Karlsruhe model light rail) crosses the French-German border, connecting to the French city of

Sarreguemines
Saarbrucken city also had Saarland University (Universität des Saarlandes), and its main campus is located in Saarbrucken city. University is coupled with numerous research centers that provide the research capabilities in computer science, materials science, biomedical technology and European studies.

Some of the closest big cities are Trier, Luxembourg, Nancy, Kaiserslautern, Metz, Karlsruhe and Mannheim. Saarbrucken is also connected by the city's public transport network to the town of Sarreguemines in France, allowing easy crossing of the border between one country and the other. It is also connected to the satellite town of Völklingen, where the old steel works were the first industrial monument to be declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1994

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