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World heritage

Giant drive wheel at Völklingen Ironworks
The great Iron Age in Völklingen lasted a full century, from 1883 when the first furnace was fired up, to 1986 when the works were closed down. Now this fascinating monument to the industrial age, Völklingen Ironworks, has been declared a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site. Six furnaces on a 250-metre long axis form the centre, then there is also the coking plant, vast halls, conveyor belts, lifts and giant blowers which blew hot air onto the melted iron to make it glow white.
 
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Highlights in brief

  • Saarbrücken
    State capital, old quarter, golf
  • Saarlouis
    Fortress, museums
  • Völklingen
    Late 19th century houses, Völklingen Ironworks – UNESCO world heritage site Nonnweiler
    Health resort, reservoir, public observatory, astronomy trail
  • Saarburg
    1,000-year-old town, Leukbach waterfall
  • Freisen
    "Sea of rocks" natural monument, viaduct, museums
  • Mettlach
    Health resort, Saar Bow, Montclair Castle Benedictine abbey, ceramics museum, Villeroy & Boch
  • St. Wendel
    Historical old quarter, basilica, Sculpture Route, museums, golf
  • Nohfelden
    Lake Bostalsee, golf
  • Perl-Borg
    Baroque gardens, Roman villa, mosaic floor