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Municipality in Saarland, Germany From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Schmelz is a municipality in the district of Saarlouis, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km northeast of Saarlouis, and 25 km northwest of Saarbrücken.
Schmelz | |
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 Panorama of Schmelz | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Schmelz within Saarlouis district  | |
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| Coordinates: 49°25′N 6°50′E | |
| Country | Germany |
| State | Saarland |
| District | Saarlouis |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2019–29) | Wolfram Lang[1] (SPD) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 58.64 km2 (22.64 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 249 m (817 ft) |
| Population (2022-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 16,301 |
| • Density | 280/km2 (720/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal codes | 66832–66839 |
| Dialling codes | 06887, 06888;06881 (Primsweiler), 06874 (Michelbach) |
| Vehicle registration | SLS |
| Website | www.schmelz.de |
The town of Schmelz (which translates to Glaze) is made of six municipalities, Schmelz itself – which consists of Außen and Bettingen – and Hüttersdorf, Limbach, Michelbach, Primsweiler, and Dorf im Bohnental. These independent villages in the Saarlouis district date back to Roman times. A native of Schmelz would be called a Schmelzer as in a person from Berlin being referred to as a Berliner.
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