Völklingen

Völklingen is a town in the district of Saarbrücken, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Saar, approx. 10 km west of Saarbrücken, and directly borders France.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Völklingen Ironworks and Völklingen station.

Völklingen Ironworks

Museum

Photo: Carsten Steger, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Völklingen Ironworks is a former blast furnace complex located in the German town of Völklingen, Saarland. Pig iron production occurred at the site from 1882 through 1986.

Völklingen station

Railway station

Photo: Meffo, CC BY 3.0.

Völklingen station is the main railway station in the city of Völklingen in the German state of Saarland. It is now only served by passenger trains on the Saar line between Trier and Saarbrücken.

Old Town Hall

Historic building

Photo: Athulf, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Old Town Hall is a historic building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wadgassen and Petite-Rosselle.

Wadgassen is a municipality in the district of Saarlouis, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Saar, approximately 6 km southeast of Saarlouis, and 15 km west of Saarbrücken. Wadgassen is situated 5 km west of Völklingen.

Petite-Rosselle

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Petite-Rosselle is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est region in north-eastern France. The commune is separated from neighbouring Großrosseln to its west by the small river Rossel, which forms the border between France and Germany. Petite-Rosselle is situated 5 km south of Völklingen.

Völklingen

Type: Suburb with 41,000 residents
Also known as: “10041519”, “Stadt Völklingen”, and “Voelklingen”
Category: locality
Location: Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.2541° or 49° 15′ 15″ north

Longitude

6.8581° or 6° 51′ 29″ east

Population

41,000

Elevation

188 metres (617 feet)

Open location code

8FX87V35+J6

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3219304038

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

GeoNames ID

6550577

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In Other Languages

From French to Spanish—“Völklingen” goes by many names.

French: “Völklingen”
German: “Völklingen”
Portuguese: “Völklingen”
Spanish: “Völklingen”

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