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Wadgassen is a municipality in the district of Saarlouis, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Saar, approx. 6 km southeast of Saarlouis, and 15 km west of Saarbrücken.

Religion

Between 1135 and 1792 the Premonstratensian Wadgassen Abbey (German: Prämonstratenser-Chorherrenstift Wadgassen) was located here.

Fusion

1974: Differten, Friedrichweiler, Hostenbach, Schaffhausen (Saar), Wadgassen (village), Werbeln

Politics

Local council

Party	2014	2009	2004
CDU	11	12	16
SPD	15	13	14
Linke	2	4	0
FDP	2	2	0
Grüne	2	1	0
FWG	1	1	2
Independent	0	0	1

(as at 24 May 2014)^[3]

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

Official website (in German)
museum.academia-wadegotia.de (History and living history of Wadgassen) (in German)

References

^ Gewählte Ober-/Bürgermeister*innen, Landrät*innen und Regionalverbandsdirektor*in im Saarland, Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes, 27 March 2022.
^ "Fläche und Bevölkerung - Stand: 31.12.2022 (Basis Zensus 2011)" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes. June 2023.
^ Official report of the Wadgassen town council

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