Karlsbrunn

Karlsbrunn is a German village, part of the municipality of Großrosseln, situated in the district of Saarbrücken, part of the federal state of Saarland. Its population is about 1,100 inhabitants.

Karlsbrunn
Ortsteil of Großrosseln
Coat of arms
Location of Karlsbrunn
Karlsbrunn
Karlsbrunn
Coordinates: 49°10′00″N 06°49′00″E
CountryGermany
StateSaarland
DistrictSaarbrücken
MunicipalityGroßrosseln
Elevation
240 m (790 ft)
Population
 (2000)
  Total1,100
Demonym(s)Karlsbrunner
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
66352
Dialling codes06809
Vehicle registrationSB

History

The town is the ancestral home of Dwight D. Eisenhower's family. The Eisenhauer (German for "iron hewer/miner") family migrated from Karlsbrunn, Germany, to North America, first settling in York, Pennsylvania, in 1741. Accounts vary as to how and when the German name Eisenhauer was anglicized to Eisenhower. Eisenhower's Pennsylvania Dutch ancestors, who were primarily farmers, included Hans Nikolaus Eisenhauer of Karlsbrunn, who migrated to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1741.

Geography

The village lies in the urban area of Saarbrücken, 5 km in south of Großrosseln and close to the frontier with France (with the department of Moselle, Lorraine). The nearest French municipalities are Rosbruck, Forbach and Freyming-Merlebach.

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