Püttlingen

Püttlingen (German: [ˈpʏt.lɪŋ.ən] (listen); French and consequently English exonym Puttelange-lès-Sarrelouis) is a town in Saarland, Germany, 10 km northwest of Saarbrücken.

Püttlingen
Püttlingen
Coat of arms
Location of Püttlingen within Saarbrücken district
Sulzbach
Püttlingen
Püttlingen
Coordinates: 49°17′N 6°53′E
CountryGermany
StateSaarland
DistrictSaarbrücken
Subdivisions2
Government
 • MayorDenise Klein (SPD)
Area
 • Total23.94 km2 (9.24 sq mi)
Elevation
273 m (896 ft)
Population
 (2019-12-31)[1]
 • Total18,348
 • Density770/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
66337–66346
Dialling codes06806, 06898
Vehicle registrationSB
Websitewww.puettlingen.de

Geography

Geographic Location

The town lies in the Köllertal, approximately 20km to the northwest of Saarbrücken and 5km north of Völklingen. Going in a clockwise direction from the north, the neighbouring communities are Heusweiler, Riegelsberg, Saarbrücken and Völklingen in the Regionalverband Saarbrücken and the communities of Bous and Schwalbach in the Landkreis Saarlouis.

Climate

The annual precipitation amounts to 834mm which places it in the top third of German locales according to the German Weather Service. The driest month is April, while November, the wettest month, sees 1.4 times as much rain.

Town Subdivision

The town is composed of the subdivisions of Püttlingen (made up of the Berg, Bengesen and Ritterstraße areas) and Köllerbach (made up of the Engelfangen, Etzenhofen, Herchenbach, Kölln, Rittenhofen, and Sellerbach areas).

Mayors
  • 1946–1949: Peter Zimmer
  • 1949–1956: Peter Müller
  • 1956–1966: Nikolaus Boßmann, CDU
  • 1966–1974: Hans Koch, independent
  • 1974–2001: Rudolf Müller, CDU
  • since 2002: Martin Speiche, CDU

[2]

Sons and daughters of the town

References
  1. "Saarland.de – Amtliche Einwohnerzahlen Stand 31. Dezember 2019" (PDF). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes (in German). July 2020.
  2. Wahl Bürgermeister/in vom 7. Juni 2009 Archived 2017-01-01 at the Wayback Machine Auf: www.puettlingen.de, accessed 2. November 2012
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