Sankt Wendel (district)

Sankt Wendel (district)

Infobox German district noregbez
name=Sankt Wendel
state=Saarland
capital=Sankt Wendel
area=476.09
population=95,119
population_as_of=2002
density=200
carsign=WND
url= [http://www.landkreis-st-wendel.de landkreis-st-wendel.de]

Sankt Wendel is a Kreis (district) in the north of the Saarland, Germany. Neighboring districts are Trier-Saarburg, Birkenfeld, Kusel, Neunkirchen, Saarlouis, Merzig-Wadern.

History

The district was created in 1834 when Prussia bought the Lichtenfeld area from Saxony-Coburg. After the World War I the Saar area came under special rulership of the League of Nations, and thus the Sankt Wendel district was split into two parts. The northern part, the "Restkreis Sankt Wendel", was merged into the district Birkenfeld, the southern part stayed in the Saarland in its reduced size.

Geography

The district is located in the "Saar-Hunsrück" natural area, a hilly area with elevations between 200 and 600 meters.The main river in the district is the Nahe. The "Bostalsee" is the biggest tourist lake in the south-west of Germany, covering an area of about 1.2 km².

Coat of arms

Towns and municipalities

External links

* [http://www.landkreis-st-wendel.de Official website] (German)
* [http://www.bostalsee.de/ Touristic website]


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