Neunkirchen

Neunkirchen is a metropolis and a municipality in Saarland, Germany. It is the most important town in, and the seat of the district of Neunkirchen. It is situated at the river Blies, approx. 20 km northeast of Saarbrücken. With approximately 50,000 population, Neunkirchen is Saarland's second biggest town. The call of the city derives from "An der neuen Kirche" which means "through the new church" not from "nine churches" as one might be tempted to anticipate.

In the past, Neunkirchen's financial system has been shaped nearly solely by using coal and metal. With the decline of this enterprise sector, Neunkirchen's financial system had to face drastic changes and underwent a huge shift towards the carrier and retail region, despite the fact that smaller industries nevertheless stay. The earliest settlements within the region may be dated lower back to seven-hundred BC. The oldest a part of the town is the village of Wiebelskirchen north of the city centre; its name has been recorded as early as 765 AD and is consequently the oldest Christian name in town. The call "Neunkirchen" is recorded for the first time in 1281.