Ensdorf, Saarland

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Municipality in Saarland, Germany

Coat of arms

Location of Ensdorf within Saarlouis district

(2019–29) Jörg Wilhelmy^[1]Area

• Total8.39 km² (3.24 sq mi)Highest elevation

329 m (1,079 ft)Lowest elevation

193 m (633 ft)Population

(2022-12-31)^[2]

• Total6,594 • Density790/km² (2,000/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

66803–66806

Dialling codes06831Vehicle registrationSLSWebsitewww.gemeinde-ensdorf.de

Ensdorf (German pronunciation: [ˈɛnsˌdɔʁf]) is a municipality in the district of Saarlouis, in Saarland, Germany. It is on the right bank of the river Saar, opposite Saarlouis, approximately 20 km (12 mi) northwest of Saarbrücken.

In February 2023, the American chip manufacturer Wolfspeed announced it would build its first European factory in Germany^[3] on the site of a former coal plant in Ensdorf with ZF Friedrichshafen as a coinvestor.^[4]

Landmarks

The Saar Polygon is a walk-in monument situated at the former Bergwerk Saar coal mine, completed in 2016 to commemorate the region's coal mining industry.^[5]

References

^ Gewählte Ober-/Bürgermeister*innen, Landrät*innen und Regionalverbandsdirektor*in im Saarland, Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes, 27 March 2022.
^ "Fläche und Bevölkerung - Stand: 31.12.2022 (Basis Zensus 2011)" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes. June 2023.
^ Eddy, Melissa (2023-03-27). "Germany Wants More Chip Makers, but They Won't Come Cheap". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
^ "Wolfspeed Announces Plan to Construct World's Largest, Most Advanced Silicon Carbide Device Manufacturing Facility in Saarland, Germany". www.wolfspeed.com. 2023-02-01. Retrieved 2023-03-28.
^ "Saar Polygon: A Monument to Coal Mining in Germany". Amusing Planet. 2016-10-29. Retrieved 2018-05-09.