Lebach is a town in the district of Saarlouis, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of Saarlouis, and 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Saarbrücken. As of 2020, its population was 18,828.
Lebach | |
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 Lebach in 2007 | |
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Location of Lebach within Saarlouis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°24′36″N 6°54′36″E / 49.41000°N 6.91000°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saarland |
| District | Saarlouis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–29) | Klauspeter Brill[1] (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 64.15 km2 (24.77 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 19,095 |
| • Density | 300/km2 (770/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 66811–66822 |
| Dialling codes | 06881 |
| Vehicle registration | SLS |
| Website | www |
Inhabitants edit
| Population development | |||||||||
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| Year | 1998 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| Inhabitants | 21.679 | 21.060 | 21.540 | 21.254 | 20.388 | 19.962 | 19.784 | 19.763 | 19.456 |
(31 December)
Mayors edit
- 1978–2006: Nikolaus Jung, CDU (died 2013)
- 2006–2012: Arno Schmidt, CDU (died 2012[3])
- since 2013: Klauspeter Brill, independent
On January 22, 2006 Arno Schmidt (CDU) won the election against Jürgen Barke (SPD). Arno Schmidt died in 2012 at the age of 60. Klauspeter Brill was elected as mayor on May 26, 2013.
Transport edit
Its station is a terminus for the Lebach–Völklingen railway, today part of the Saarbahn.
Education edit
Daycare centers edit
- Day care center Aschbach
- Daycare Dörsdorf
- Daycare Lebach
- Daycare Steinbach
- Daycare Thalexweiler
- Kindergarten Herz-Jesu Gresaubach
- Cath. Kindergarten St. Donatus, Landsweiler
- Cath. Kindergarten Hl. Dreifaltigkeit and St. Marien, Lebach
- Day care center "St. Nikolaus", Lebach
Elementary schools edit
- Elementary school Landsweiler
- Elementary school Lebach
- Elementary school Steinbach
- Nikolaus-Groß-School Lebach
High schools edit
- Geschwister-Scholl High School Lebach
- Johannes-Kepler High School Lebach
Community schools edit
- Theeltalschule Lebach
- Nikolaus-Groß-Schule Lebach
Vocational school edit
- BBZ Lebach
Notable people edit
- Rainer Bastuck (born 1960), racing driver and entrepreneur
- Nadine Schön (born 1983), politician (CDU)
Personalities who work, worked or died in the town edit
- Günther Kastenfrosch (born 1872), international celebrity, lives under the Breeck
- Klaus Steinbach (born 1953), swimming sportsman, lives in Lebach
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Gewählte Ober-/Bürgermeister*innen, Landrät*innen und Regionalverbandsdirektor*in im Saarland, Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes, 27 March 2022.
- ^ "Fläche und Bevölkerung - Stand: 31.12.2022 (Basis Zensus 2011)" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes. June 2023.
- ^ "www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de". Archived from the original on October 28, 2013.
- ^ "Stadt Lebach - Kindertagesstätten". www.lebach.de. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
- ^ a b c d "Stadt Lebach - Schulen". www.lebach.de. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
External links edit
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