Schmelz
Municipality in Saarland, Germany / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about a village in Germany. For the place in Vienna, see Schmelz (Vienna). For the former politician in Austria, see Heinrich Schmelz.
Schmelz is a municipality in the district of Saarlouis, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km northeast of Saarlouis, and 25 km northwest of Saarbrücken.
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Location of Schmelz within Saarlouis district | |
Coordinates: 49°25′N 6°50′E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Saarland |
District | Saarlouis |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–29) | Wolfram Lang[1] (SPD) |
Area | |
• Total | 58.64 km2 (22.64 sq mi) |
Elevation | 249 m (817 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 16,301 |
• Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 66832–66839 |
Dialling codes | 06887, 06888;06881 (Primsweiler), 06874 (Michelbach) |
Vehicle registration | SLS |
Website | www.schmelz.de |
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The town of Schmelz (which translates to Glaze) is made of six municipalities, Schmelz itself – which consists of Außen and Bettingen – and Hüttersdorf, Limbach, Michelbach, Primsweiler, and Dorf im Bohnental. These independent villages in the Saarlouis district date back to Roman times. A native of Schmelz would be called a Schmelzer as in a person from Berlin being referred to as a Berliner.