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Saarburg | |
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Location of Saarburg within Trier-Saarburg district ![]() | |
Coordinates: 49°37′N 6°33′E / 49.617°N 6.550°E | |
Country | Germany |
State | Rhineland-Palatinate |
District | Trier-Saarburg |
Municipal assoc. | Saarburg-Kell |
Subdivisions | 4 |
Government | |
• Mayor (2019–24) | Jürgen Dixius[1] (CDU) |
Area | |
• Total | 20.63 km2 (7.97 sq mi) |
Elevation | 159 m (522 ft) |
Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,597 |
• Density | 370/km2 (950/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
Postal codes | 54439 |
Dialling codes | 06581 |
Vehicle registration | TR, SAB |
Website | saarburg.de |
Saarburg (German pronunciation: [ˈzaːɐ̯bʊʁk], [ˈzaːɐ̯bʊʁç]) is a city of the Trier-Saarburg district, in the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, on the banks of the river Saar in the hilly country a few kilometers upstream from the Saar's junction with the Moselle. Now known as a tourist attraction, the river Leuk flows into the town centre and makes a spectacular drop of some 60 feet before joining the larger Saar that bisects the town. The waterfall is the result of a 13th-century project to redirect the Leuk through the city centre.
Saarburg is the seat of the Verbandsgemeinde ("collective municipality") Saarburg-Kell. The area around Saarburg is noted for the cultivation of Riesling grapes.