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 Hotel Am Triller 
Trillerweg 57, Saarbrücken
User review: 8.37. From EUR 68.00
 Mercure Hotel Saarbrücken Süd
Zinzingerstrasse 9, Saarbrucken
User review: 8.35. From EUR 45.00
 Mercure Hotel Saarbrücken City
Hafenstrasse 8, Saarbrücken
User review: 8.07. From EUR 59.00
 Victor's Residenz Hotel Saarbrücken
Am Deutsch-Französischen Garten, Saarbrücken
User review: 8.57. From EUR 55.00
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Coordinates: 49°14′0″N 7°0′0″E / 49.23333, 7
Saarbrücken (pronounced [ˈzaːɐ̯ˈbrʏkn] in German; French: Sarrebruck) is the capital of the state of Saarland in Germany. The city sits at the heart of a metropolitan area that bounds westwards to Dillingen and northeastwards to Neunkirchen, in which most of the people of the Saarland live.
Saarbrücken used to be the industrial and transport centre of a great coal basin; factories here produced iron and steel, sugar, beer, pottery, optical instruments, machinery, and construction materials. However, over the past decades the industrial importance of Saarland has declined, as it is much cheaper, even for German companies, to import coal from lower-wage countries instead of buying it here.
Historic landmarks in the city include the stone bridge across the Saar (1546), the Gothic church of St Arnual, the 18th century Saarbrücker Schloss (castle) and the old part of the town, the St. Johanner Markt. In 1815 Saarbrücken came under Prussian control, and for two periods in the 20th century (1919–35 and 1945–57) it became part of the Saar territory under French administration. For this reason, coupled with its proximity to the French border, it retains a certain French influence.
In modern German Saarbrücken literally means Saar bridges, and indeed there are about a dozen bridges across the Saar river. However the name actually predates any bridge at this spot by at least 500 years[citation needed]. The historical name of the town is actually Sarabrucca, derived from the Old High German word Brucca, which became Brocken in High German (rocks or boulders in English)[citation needed].
Source: CIA Factbook, Wikipedia
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