Wadgassen is a municipality in the district of Saarlouis, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Saar, approximately southeast of Saarlouis, and west of Saarbrücken.
Religion Between 1135 and 1792 the Premonstratensian Wadgassen Abbey () was located here.
Fusion 1974: Differten, Friedrichweiler, Hostenbach, Schaffhausen (Saar), Wadgassen (village), Werbeln
Politics
Local council Party 2014 2009 2004CDU 11 12 16SPD 15 13 14Linke 2 4 0FDP 2 2 0Grüne 2 1 0FWG 1 1 2Independent 0 0 1
(as at 24 May 2014)Official report of the Wadgassen town council
Mayor From 1 May 2014 – today: Sebastian Greiber 1 May 1988 – 30 April 2014: Harald Braun, SPD 1974–1988: Dr. Friedrich Mouty, CDU
Twin town Arques (Pas-de-Calais), France, since 1979
Economy Glass industry (Villeroy & Boch). Mechanical engineering (Firma Koch; since 2007 FL SMIDTH KOCH MVT) Startup: Factory-Outlet-Center
Museums Deutsches Zeitungsmuseum (DZM) in the Abteihof (part of the former Premonstratensian abbey) Glashütte Museum: Villeroy & Boch Museum Academia Wadegotia – local history and living history of Wadgassen: Treppenstrasse 13 (csw Neubau), Wadgassen. Founded as institute museum. Saarländisches Zweiradmuseum on the site of the Cristallerie Wadgassen (closed on 30 September 2007)
Famous people Daniel Braun, author and journalist Johannes Kirschweng, poet Matthew Greywolf, guitarist of Powerwolf
Sources and external links
museum.academia-wadegotia.de (History and living history of Wadgassen)
References