Kirrberg (Saar)

Kirrberg
Stadtteil of Homburg
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Coordinates: 49°18′1″N 7°22′10″E / 49.30028°N 7.36944°E / 49.30028; 7.36944Coordinates: 49°18′1″N 7°22′10″E / 49.30028°N 7.36944°E / 49.30028; 7.36944
Country	Germany
State	Saarland
District	Saarpfalz
Municipality	Homburg
Population  (1 October 2017)
• Total	2,770
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	66424
Dialling codes	06841
Vehicle registration	HOM
Website	Official website

Ruins of the Merburg

Kirrberg (in dialect Kerrbrich) is a district of Homburg, situated in the eastern part of the Saarpfalz (Saar-Palatinate) district and the Saarland bordering state Rhineland-Palatinate. Until End 1973 was Kirrberg an independent municipality in the former Homburg district. Homburg (5 km), Zweibrücken (7 km), Saarbrücken and Kaiserslautern (both 35 km) are the closest towns. As of October 1, 2017, 2,770 inhabitants live in Kirrberg.

The river Lambsbach runs through the district from east to west.

History[]

The chapel of Kirrberg was firstly mentioned in the year 1290 as "Capella in Kirchperch". On 23 April 1949 Kirrberg was affiliated to the Bundesland Saarland and because of that it is the youngest village of the Bundesland.

External links[]

• Webpage of Kirrberg