Sankt Ingbert | |
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) Panoramic view of St. Ingbert | |
) Coat of arms | |
Location of Sankt Ingbert within Saarpfalz-Kreis district ) | |
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| Coordinates: 49°18′N 7°7′E / 49.300°N 7.117°E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saarland |
| District | Saarpfalz-Kreis |
| Subdivisions | 5 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Hans Wagner (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 49.95 km2 (19.29 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 402 m (1,319 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 215 m (705 ft) |
| Population (2019-12-31)[1] | |
| • Total | 35,427 |
| • Density | 710/km2 (1,800/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 66386 |
| Dialling codes | 06894 |
| Vehicle registration | IGB |
| Website | Official website |
St. Ingbert (also Sankt Ingbert) is a town in the Saarpfalz district in Saarland, Germany with a population of 37,361 (2009). It is situated approximately 10 km north-east of Saarbrücken and 10 km south-west of Neunkirchen.
Overview
Sankt Ingbert is an old industrial town, but most of its heavy industries (coal, steel, glass) have long closed down. Major employers now include the software company SAP SE and Festo automation technologies.
St. Ingbert is named after the Irish Saint St Ingobert and for 300 years belonged to the electorate of Trier.
Transport
The town is served by St. Ingbert railway station. St. Ingbert is situated only 10 km away from the Saarbrücken Airport.
Culture
The Saarländisches Karnevalsmuseum exhibits carnival costumes of the Saar region.
The St. Ingberter Pfanne is a well-known cabaret event, which took first place in 1985.
The Internationales Jazzfestival Sankt Ingbert took first place in 1987.
International relations
St. Ingbert is twinned with:
Saint-Herblain, France, since 1981
N'Diaganiao, Senegal, since 1986
Radebeul, Germany, since 1987 (then 
GDR)- Rhodt unter Rietburg in Edenkoben, Germany, since 1959
Famous people
- Albert Weisgerber (* April 21, 1878 in St. Ingbert; † May 10, 1915 near Fromelles, France), German painter
- Anton Betz (born 23 February 1883: died December 11, 1984), German journalist and publisher
- Jupp Derwall (* 10. März 1927; † 26. Juni 2007 in St. Ingbert), manager of German national football team 1978–1984
- Peter Hartz (August 9, 1941), German businessman
- Bernd Schneider (July 20, 1964), racecar driver
See also
- List of Stolpersteine in St. Ingbert
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "St Ingbert". Encyclopædia Britannica. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 9.
- ^ "Saarland.de – Amtliche Einwohnerzahlen Stand 31. Dezember 2019" (PDF). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes (in German). July 2020.
External links
- (in German) St. Ingbert official website