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Location of the town of Sankt Ingbert within Saarpfalz-Kreis district
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| Coordinates | 49°18′N 7°7′E / 49.300°N 7.117°ECoordinates: 49°18′N 7°7′E / 49.300°N 7.117°E |
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| Country | Germany |
| State | Saarland |
| District | Saarpfalz-Kreis |
| Town subdivisions | 5 |
| Mayor | Georg Jung (CDU) |
| Population | 37,104 (31 December 2011)[1] |
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| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) |
| Licence plate | IGB |
| Area code | 06894 |
| Website | Official website |
St. Ingbert (also Sankt Ingbert) is a town in the Saarpfalz district in Saarland, Germany with a population of 37,361 (2009). It is situated approximately 10 km north-east of Saarbrücken and 10 km south-west of Neunkirchen.
Overview
Sankt Ingbert is an old industrial town, but most of its heavy industries (coal, steel, glass) have long closed down. Major employers now include the software company SAP AG and Festo automation technologies.
St. Ingbert is named after the Irish Saint St Ingobert and for 300 years belonged to the electorate of Trier.
Transport
The town is served by St. Ingbert railway station. St. Ingbert is situated only 10 km away from the Saarbrücken Airport.
Culture
The St. Ingberter Pfanne is a well-known cabaret event, which took first place in 1985.
International relations
St. Ingbert is twinned with:
Saint-Herblain, France, since 1981
N'Diaganiao, Senegal, since 1986
Radebeul, Germany, since 1987 (then 
GDR)- Rhodt unter Rietburg in Edenkoben, Germany, since 1959
Famous people
- Jupp Derwall (* 10. März 1927; † 26. Juni 2007 in St. Ingbert), manager of German national football team 1978–1984
- Peter Hartz (August 9, 1941), German businessman
- Bernd Schneider (July 20, 1964), racecar driver
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- ^ "Bevölkerungsentwicklung im 4. Vierteljahr 2011 und im Jahr 2011". Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes (in German). July 2012.
External links
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- (German) St. Ingbert official website
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