Sankt Ingbert

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Sankt Ingbert
Panoramic view of St. Ingbert
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Coordinates: 49°18′N 7°7′E / 49.300°N 7.117°E / 49.300; 7.117Coordinates: 49°18′N 7°7′E / 49.300°N 7.117°E / 49.300; 7.117
Country	Germany
State	Saarland
District	Saarpfalz-Kreis
Subdivisions	5
Government
• Mayor (2019–24)	Ulli Meyer[1] (CDU)
Area
• Total	49.95 km2 (19.29 sq mi)
Highest elevation	402 m (1,319 ft)
Lowest elevation	215 m (705 ft)
Population  (2020-12-31)[2]
• Total	35,213
• Density	700/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.

History[]

St. Ingbert is named after the Irish Saint St Ingobert and for 300 years belonged to the electorate of Trier.

Economy[]

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.

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.

Twin towns – sister cities[]

Sankt Ingbert is twinned with:^[3]

• Saint-Herblain, France (1981)
• , Senegal (1986)
• Radebeul, Germany (1987)

Notable people[]

• Albert Weisgerber (1878–1915), painter
• Anton Betz (1883–1984), journalist and publisher
• Jupp Derwall (1927–2007), football player and manager, died here
• Peter Hartz (born 1941), businessman
• Bernd Schneider (born 1964), racing 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.

External links[]

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• (in German) Official website

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