Homburg (; , ; ) is a town in Saarland, Germany and the administrative seat of the Saarpfalz district. With a population of 43,029 inhabitants (2022), it is the third largest town in the state. The city offers over 30,000 workplaces. The medical department of the University of Saarland is situated here. The city is also home to the Karlsberg beer brewery. Major employers include Robert Bosch GmbH, Schaeffler Group and Michelin.
Geography Homburg is located in the northern part of the Saarpfalz district, bordering Rhineland-Palatinate. It is 16 km from Neunkirchen and 36 km from Saarbrücken.
The city districts are situated in the Blies valley or on its tributaries Erbach, Lambsbach and Schwarzbach.
Homburg is composed of Homburg center and nine city districts: Beeden, Bruchhof-Sanddorf, Einöd, Erbach, Jägersburg, Kirrberg, Reiskirchen, Schwarzenbach and Wörschweiler.
Einöd includes: Einöd, Ingweiler and Schwarzenacker; Jägersburg includes Jägersburg, Altbreitenfelderhof and Websweiler; Erbach includes Erbach, Lappentascherhof and Johannishof.
Demographics
Actual (as of 1 August 2022): Village District Population Altbreitenfelderhof Jägersburg 120 Beeden Homburg Center 2,714 Bruchhof Homburg Center 1,818 Einöd Einöd 2,749 Erbach Homburg Center 12,352 Homburg Homburg Center 12,058 Ingweiler Einöd 158 Jägersburg Jägersburg 2,755 Kirrberg Kirrberg 2,566 Lappentascher Hof Homburg Center 191 Reiskirchen Homburg Center 1,296 Sanddorf Homburg Center 1,170 Schwarzenacker Einöd 632 Schwarzenbach Homburg Center 1,925 Websweiler Jägersburg 263 Wörschweiler Wörschweiler 262 Total 43,029
History
Hohenburg Castle, nowadays a ruin, was the seat of the counts of Homburg in the 12th century. In 1330 the village received town status (Stadtrecht) from Louis the Bavarian.
Politics Since the administration reform 1974 Homburg has a Lord Mayor, before that it used to have a Mayor.Verzeichnis der Bürgermeister und Oberbürgermeister von Homburg ab 1798 auf dem Webangebot der Stadt Homburg (in German)
Rüdiger Schneidewind (SPD) has been Lord Mayor of Homburg since October 1, 2014.
Main sights
Schlossberg Caves Louisenthal Castle Karlsberg Castle Wörschweiler Abbey
Transport Homburg (Saar) Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in the town, served by long-distance and regional trains. By road transport, the town is served by the motorways A6 (exit Homburg) and A8 (exits Limbach and Einöd).
Notable people Ernst Ludwig Leyser (1896–1973), Nazi Party official Horst Ehrmantraut (born 1955), footballer Stefan Eck (born 1956), politician (former Tierschutzpartei, currently independent) Andreas Walzer (born 1970), cyclist Michael Jakosits (born 1970), sports shooter Markus Heitz (born 1971), fantasy author Timo Bernhard (born 1981), sports car racer Tarek Ehlail (1981–2025), filmmaker David Bardens (born 1984), physician Laura Steinbach (born 1985), handball player Kelly Piquet (born 1988), Brazilian blogger and model Carl David Maria Weber (1814–1881), early settler in California, and founder of the city of Stockton, California
Twin towns – sister cities
Homburg is twinned with: La Baule-Escoublac, France (1984) Ilmenau, Germany (1989) Albano Laziale, Italy (2018)
References
External links
Official website Literature about Homburg Kloster Wörschweiler