Tourism in the land of the Saar.. the German state of Saarland

Arabiaweather.com - Ismail Qasimi - There are 16 federal states in Germany, the Saarland is the smallest in terms of area and includes only one million people, but the beauty of its nature and its being considered the "land of the Saar River" and its strategic location on the borders with France and Luxembourg make it worth a visit.

The state includes a number of beautiful cities, the most important of which can be mentioned in the capital, Saarbrücken, the city of Homburg (not Hamburg in northern Germany), Merzig, Neukirchen, Saarlouis, St. Wendel, Metlach, and other cities.

The state does not market much for its industrial heritage strongly, as is the case in the Ruhr basin region in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, and therefore it is not widely known in the field of heavy industry, but there are many coal and steel mines and factories, and this means that the beautiful nature has suffered a lot, But thanks to strict German environmental laws and heavy industry fouling applications, the environment is beginning to recover and become a sight to behold.

The huge steel complex Völklinger Hütte is located 13 kilometers west of the state capital Saarbrücken, an abandoned complex that was engaged between 1873 and 1986 in converting pig iron and coal into iron, and today it has become a tourist attraction, and it has been included as part of the heritage UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1994, being an exemplary piece of industrial heritage in the Saar-Lorraine-Luxembourg region.

The Villeroy & Boch Discovery Center is a ceramics company founded in 1748 that moved to its modern location in Mitlach in 1812, and today many travelers come to see this ancient industrial edifice.

Historical sights to visit in the state include the Ludwigskirche, a Baroque Lutheran church in Saarbrücken, and the Celtic fortress Otzenhausen, located at the northern end of Saarland, 16 kilometers northeast of Vadern.

Nature lovers have many places that offer stunning views of the Saar River, especially the Saarschleife bend near Mitlach, in addition to the Schlossberghöhlen Caves, which is a system of red stone caves near the city of Homburg.

There is also the Besseringen B-Werk, part of the World War II German defensive fortifications along the historic Siegfried Line, these very well preserved fortifications are located near Merzig.