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Municipality in Saarland, Germany
Mandelbachtal
Municipality
Town hall in OrmesheimTown hall in Ormesheim
Coat of arms of MandelbachtalCoat of arms
Location of Mandelbachtal within Saarpfalz district
BexbachHomburgKirkelSankt IngbertBlieskastelMandelbachtalGersheimFranceFranceRhineland-PalatinateNeunkirchen (district)Saarbrücken (district)
Mandelbachtal is located in GermanyMandelbachtalMandelbachtal Show map of GermanyMandelbachtal is located in SaarlandMandelbachtalMandelbachtal Show map of Saarland
Coordinates: 49°10′N 7°10′E / 49.167°N 7.167°E / 49.167; 7.167
CountryGermany
StateSaarland
DistrictSaarpfalz
Government
 • Mayor (2019–29) Maria Vermeulen (SPD)
Area
 • Total57.71 km (22.28 sq mi)
Elevation450 m (1,480 ft)
Population
 • Total10,566
 • Density180/km (470/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes66399
Dialling codes06803 06804 06893
Vehicle registrationHOM
Websitewww.mandelbachtal.de

Mandelbachtal is a municipality in the Saarpfalz district, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated near the border with France, approx. 15 km southeast of Saarbrücken. Its capital is Ormesheim.

Community organization

Mandelbachtal is composed of the communities of Bebelsheim, Bliesmengen-Bolchen, Erfweiler-Ehlingen, Habkirchen, Heckendalheim, Ommersheim, Ormesheim, and Wittersheim.

Name

The municipality of Mandelbachtal was formed in 1974. The name is derived from the valley of the Mandelbach, in which four of the eight communities composing the town are located: Erfweiler-Ehlingen, Wittersheim, Bebelsheim und Habkirchen. From the headwaters to the mouth of the Mandelbach there are many pollarded willows, Kopfweiden, also called Korbweiden ("basket willows"). From the shoots of these willows in previous centuries people wove baskets necessary for local agriculture. Because the willow leaves resembled those of the almond the tree was colloquially called Mandelbaum ("almond"). This is where the neighboring stream of the Mandelbach derived its name. Near the confluence of the Mandelbach and the Blies there was formerly a town named Mandelbach, first recorded in 1239, which is today a neighborhood of Habkirchen. In 1974, during the reform of administrative districts in Saarland, today's Mandelbachtal was formed by the consolidation of eight formerly independent communities.

References

  1. Gewählte Ober-/Bürgermeister*innen, Landrät*innen und Regionalverbandsdirektor*in im Saarland, Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes, 27 March 2022.
  2. "Fläche und Bevölkerung - Stand: 31.12.2022 (Basis Zensus 2011)" (PDF) (in German). Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes. June 2023.
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