Saarbrücken

Population 182,859 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Germany

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Germany
Daylight 8 h 14 in Dec, dark by 16:33 · 16 h 13 in Jun
  1. January: 8 h 39 of daylight
  2. February: 10 h 09 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 50 of daylight
  4. April: 13 h 42 of daylight
  5. May: 15 h 18 of daylight
  6. June: 16 h 13 of daylight
  7. July: 15 h 51 of daylight
  8. August: 14 h 27 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 39 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 51 of daylight
  11. November: 9 h 10 of daylight
  12. December: 8 h 14 of daylight
Tourist office · 310 m Tourist Information im Rathaus

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Max Ophüls Preis

    January

    An annual film festival held in January, focusing on emerging talent from Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

    Official site

  2. Fill in – International Jazz Festival Saar

    June

    An annual jazz festival featuring international stars and newcomers.

    Official site

2 events here have no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Saarbrücken); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Nachmittagsmarkt Max Ophüls Platz

    Verkauf von regionalen Produkten

    Opening hours

    Th 14:00-20:00; Mo-We,Fr-Su,PH closed

    140 m from the centre
  • Ludwigsplatz

    Ludwigsplatz

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: closed
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: 08:00–14:00
    7. Sunday: closed

    08:00–14:00

    940 m from the centre

  • Wochenmarkt St. Arnual

    1. Monday: closed
    2. Tuesday: closed
    3. Wednesday: closed
    4. Thursday: 08:00–14:00
    5. Friday: closed
    6. Saturday: closed
    7. Sunday: closed

    08:00–14:00

    2.2 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 96 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

Train stations: Saarbrücken Central Station 1.1 km, Saarbrücken Ost 1.4 km, Südbahnhof 2.5 km, Saarbrücken-Brebach 2.8 km, Nordbahnhof 2.8 km, Parkhotel 2.9 km, Saarbrücken-Burbach 3.3 km, Saarbrücken-Schafbrücke 3.6 km, Saarbrücken-Jägersfreude 3.6 km, Saarbrücken-Burbach Mitte 4.1 km, Saarbrücken-Scheidt 4.3 km, Saarbrücken-Güdingen 4.6 km, Saarbrücken-Dudweiler 5.3 km

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