Püttlingen (pronounced [ˈpʏt.lɪŋ.ən] ) is a town in Saarland, Germany, 10 km northwest of Saarbrücken.

Püttlingen
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Flag of Püttlingen
Coat of arms of Püttlingen
Location of Püttlingen within Saarbrücken district
Saarbrücken (district)SaarlandFranceSaarlouis (district)Neunkirchen (German district)Saarpfalz-KreisGroßrosselnVölklingenPüttlingenRiegelsbergHeusweilerQuierschiedFriedrichsthalSulzbachKleinblittersdorfSaarbrücken
Püttlingen is located in Germany
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Püttlingen is located in Saarland
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Coordinates: 49°17′N 6°53′E / 49.283°N 6.883°E / 49.283; 6.883
CountryGermany
StateSaarland
DistrictSaarbrücken
Subdivisions2
Government
 • Mayor (2019–29) Denise Klein[1] (SPD)
Area
 • Total23.94 km2 (9.24 sq mi)
Elevation
273 m (896 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total18,295
 • Density760/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
66337–66346
Dialling codes06806, 06898
Vehicle registrationSB
Websitewww.puettlingen.de

Geography

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The town lies in the Köller Valley, approximately 20 km to the northwest of Saarbrücken and 5 km north of Völklingen. Going in a clockwise direction from the north, the neighbouring communities are Heusweiler, Riegelsberg, Saarbrücken and Völklingen in the Regionalverband Saarbrücken and the communities of Bous and Schwalbach in the Landkreis Saarlouis.

Climate

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The annual precipitation amounts to 834 mm which places it in the top third of German locales according to the German Weather Service. The driest month is April, while November, the wettest month, sees 1.4 times as much rain.

Subdivision

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The town is composed of the subdivisions of Püttlingen (made up of the Berg, Bengesen and Ritterstraße areas) and Köllerbach (made up of the Engelfangen, Etzenhofen, Herchenbach, Kölln, Rittenhofen, and Sellerbach areas).

Mayors

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  • 1946–1949: Peter Zimmer
  • 1949–1956: Peter Müller
  • 1956–1966: Nikolaus Boßmann, CDU
  • 1966–1974: Hans Koch, independent
  • 1974–2001: Rudolf Müller, CDU
  • 2002–2019: Martin Speicher, CDU[3]
  • 2019–incumbent : Denise Klein, SPD[4]

Twin towns – sister cities

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Püttlingen is twinned with:[5]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ Gewählte Ober-/Bürgermeister*innen, Landrät*innen und Regionalverbandsdirektor*in im Saarland, Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes, 27 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Fläche und Bevölkerung - Stand: 31.12.2022 (Basis Zensus 2011)" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes. June 2023.
  3. ^ Wahl Bürgermeister/in vom 7. Juni 2009 Archived 2017-01-01 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 November 2012
  4. ^ Gewählte Ober-/Bürgermeister*innen, Landrät*innen und Regionalverbandsdirektor*in im Saarland, accessed 19 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Partnerschaften". puettlingen.de (in German). Püttlingen. Retrieved 2021-03-11.