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Wadern () is a municipality in the federal state Saarland, which is situated in the southwest of Germany. It is part of the district Merzig-Wadern. Wadern consists of 13 urban districts with approximately 16.000 inhabitants. With 143 inhabitants per km2 it is sparsely populated, but, with an area of 111 km2, Wadern is the third largest municipality in Saarland after Saarbrücken and St. Wendel. The town is divided into 14 urban districts and altogether 24 villages belong to the commune. The town is part of the Moselle Franconian language area.

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German location.Gemeindeschlüssel
10 0 42 116
German location.type
Stadt
German location.image_photo
Brunnen_auf_dem_Marktplatz_Wadern.jpg
German location.image_coa
DEU Wadern COA.svg
German location.image_plan
Wadern in MZG.svg
German location.state
Saarland
German location.district
Merzig-Wadern
German location.elevation
250-600
German location.area
111.14
German location.postal_code
66680–66687
German location.area_code
06871, 06874 (Büschfeld + Nunkirchen)
German location.licence
MZG
German location.divisions
13
German location.website
www.wadern.de
German location.mayor
Jochen Kuttler
German location.leader_term
2014–24
German location.party
ProHochwald

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Wadern
Population
15860
Area
111.14
Elevation
296
Official website
ssl.wadern.de
Image
Wadern Schloss Muenchweiler01.jpg
Dialing code
06874
Licence plate code
MZG
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postal code
66687
Commons category
Wadern
native label
Wadern
hashtag
Wadern
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34 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Urban districts
  • Villages
  • Politics
  • Mayors
  • Town twinnings
  • Constructions
  • Burgruine Dagstuhl
  • Palace and chapel of Dagstuhl
  • Münchweiler's Castle
  • Castle of Counts Wadern
  • Oettinger Schlösschen Wadern
  • Marketplace fountain Wadern
  • Events
  • Regular events
  • Economy and infrastructure
  • Markets
  • Walking and bike riding
  • Leisure centre Noswendler lake
  • Companies
  • Saar-Gummi
  • ThyssenKrupp System Engineering
  • Haco shoppingmall
  • Unimed Abbrechnungsservice
  • Workshops for workers social services
  • Brabant & Lehnert Werkzeug und Vorrichtungsbau GmbH
  • Nursing home St.Sebstian
  • Freeway access
  • Schools, education, research
  • People
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Wadern () is a municipality in the federal state Saarland, which is situated in the southwest of Germany. It is part of the district Merzig-Wadern. Wadern consists of 13 urban districts with approximately 16.000 inhabitants. With 143 inhabitants per km2 it is sparsely populated, but, with an area of 111 km2, Wadern is the third largest municipality in Saarland after Saarbrücken and St. Wendel. The town is divided into 14 urban districts and altogether 24 villages belong to the commune. The town is part of the Moselle Franconian language area.

==Geography== Wadern is located at the foot of the Schwarzwälder Hochwald.

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