Homburg, Saarland
Homburg (; ) is a town in Saarland, Germany and the administrative seat of the Saarpfalz district. With a population of approx. 42,950 inhabitants (December 1, 2017), 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. Historical: Actual (as of December 1, 2017): History. The Hohenburg Castle, nowadays a ruin, was in the 12th Century the seat of the counts of Homburg. In 1330 the village received the town status ("Stadtrecht") by Louis the Bavarian. Politics. Since the administration reform  1974 Homburg has a Lord Mayor, before that it used to have a Mayor. Rüdiger Schneidewind (SPD) has been Lord Mayor of Homburg since October 1, 2014. 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"). Twin towns – sister cities. Homburg is twinned with: