Ottweiler

Town in Saarland, Germany

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Coat of arms

Location of Ottweiler within Neunkirchen district

(2019–29) Holger Schäfer^[1] (CDU)Area

• Total45.51 km² (17.57 sq mi)Elevation

268 m (879 ft)Population

(2021-12-31)^[2]

• Total14,395 • Density320/km² (820/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codes

66564

Dialling codes06824, 06858Vehicle registrationNKWebsitewww.ottweiler.de

Ottweiler (pronunciation^ⓘ) is a municipality, former seat of the district of Neunkirchen, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Blies, approx. 7 km north of Neunkirchen, and 25 km northeast of Saarbrücken.

Culture

The town is notable for the Ottweiler porcelain.

The Ottweiler Brewing Company was founded in Ottweiler in 1873. It was moved to the Karlsberg Brewery in Homburg in 1983.

People

Ludwig Steeg (1894-1945), politician, mayor from Berlin from 1940-1945

References

^ Gewählte Ober-/Bürgermeister*innen, Landrät*innen und Regionalverbandsdirektor*in im Saarland, Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes, 27 March 2022.
^ "Amtliche Einwohnerzahlen Stand 31. Dezember 2021" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes. June 2022.