Wadern
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Location of Wadern within Merzig-Wadern district
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| Coordinates: 49°31′N 6°52′E / 49.517°N 6.867°ECoordinates: 49°31′N 6°52′E / 49.517°N 6.867°E | ||
| Country | Germany | |
| State | Saarland | |
| District | Merzig-Wadern | |
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| • Mayor | Jochen Kuttler (ProHochwald) | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 111.17 km2 (42.92 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 250-600 m (−1,720 ft) | |
| Population (2015-12-31) | ||
| • Total | 15,809 | |
| • Density | 140/km2 (370/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2) | |
| Postal codes | 66680–66687 | |
| Dialling codes | 06871, 06874 (Büschfeld + Nunkirchen) | |
| Vehicle registration | MZG | |
| Website | www.wadern.de | |
Wadern is a municipality in the German federal state Saarland which is situated in the southwest of Germany. It's part of the district Merzig-Wadern. Wadern consists of 14 villages with approximately 16.000 inhabitants. With 143 inhabitants per km2 it's sparsely populated, but, with an area of 111 km2, Wadern is the third largest municipality in Saarland after Saarbrücken and St. Wendel. The town is divided into 14 urban districts and altogether 24 villages belong to the commune. The town is part of the Moselle Franconian language area.
Wadern is located at the foot of the Schwarzwälder Hochwald
Bardenbach, Büschfeld, Dagstuhl, Gehweiler, Krettnich, Lockweiler, Löstertal, Morscholz, Noswendel, Nunkirchen, Steinberg, Wadern, Wadrill, Wedern.
Altland, Bardenbach, Büschfeld, Buweiler, Dagstuhl, Gehweiler, Kostenbach, Krettnich, Lockweiler, Morscholz, Münchweiler, Niederlöstern, Noswendel, Nuhweiler, Nunkirchen, Oberlöstern, Rathen, Reidelbach, Steinberg, Überlosheim, Vogelsbüsch, Wadern, Wadrill, Wedern
The largest village within the municipality of Wadern is Nunkirchen, which is situated in the very south of the municipality.
The most important events in the Twon of Wadern in chronological order :
The first Sunday during the act of fasting: ‘’ Lauf des Erbsenrades’’ in Wadrill :
according to an old custom the winter ends with a burning spinwheel.
On Palm Sunday ‘’Kunstroute Wadern’’: More than 30 artists are presenting their work during the open-for-business Sunday in the different stores downtown. A quiet unique event in Saarland.
Second weekend in june : ‘’Stadtfest Waderner Maad (dialected for ‘’market’’) : imbedded in historical occasions around the effects of the Earl Joseph Anton von Öttinger-Soetern in village fair ist the biggest folk festival in the whole Hochwald area.
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