Saarland

Saarland () or The Saarland is a state of Germany in the southwest of the country. With an area of and a population of 990,509 in 2018, it is the smallest German state in area apart from the city-states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg, and the smallest in population apart from Bremen. Saarbrücken is the state capital and largest city; other cities include Neunkirchen and Saarlouis. Saarland is mainly surrounded by the department of Moselle (Grand Est) in France to the west and south and the neighboring state of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany to the north and east; it also shares a small border

euroregion in Western Europe

official emblem of the German Land (federal state) of Saarland

alt=|thumb|Saarschleife as viewed from the observation tower on the Treetop Walk Saarschleife thumb|Aerial image of the Saarschleife. The castle Montclair is located on the mountain ridge. The Treetop Walk Saarschleife can be seen in the bottom right corner. thumb|Visitor Terrace from the historic Cloef viewing area The Saarschleife, also known as the Great Bend in the Saar at Mettlach, is a water gap carved by the Saar River through a quartzite layer and today one of the most well-known tourist attractions of the Saarland.

Former province of the Holy Roman Empire