Schmelz

This article is about a village in Germany. For the place in Vienna, see Schmelz (Vienna). For the former politician in Austria, see Heinrich Schmelz.

Municipality in Saarland, Germany

Schmelz

Municipality

Panorama of Schmelz

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Location of Schmelz within Saarlouis district

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Coordinates: 49°25′N 6°50′E﻿ / ﻿49.417°N 6.833°E﻿ / 49.417; 6.833
Country| Germany
State| Saarland
District| Saarlouis
Government

• Mayor (2019-29) | Wolfram Lang[1] (SPD)
Area

• Total

| 58.64 km2 (22.64 sq mi)
Elevation

| 249 m (817 ft)
Population

(2022-12-31)[2]

• Total

| 16,301
• Density| 280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone| UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)| UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes|

66832–66839

Dialling codes| 06887, 06888;06881 (Primsweiler), 06874 (Michelbach)
Vehicle registration| SLS
Website| www.schmelz.de

Schmelz is a municipality in the district of Saarlouis, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated approximately 15 km northeast of Saarlouis, and 25 km northwest of Saarbrücken.

The town of Schmelz (which translates to Glaze) is made of six municipalities, Schmelz itself – which consists of Außen and Bettingen – and Hüttersdorf, Limbach, Michelbach, Primsweiler, and Dorf im Bohnental. These independent villages in the Saarlouis district date back to Roman times. A native of Schmelz would be called a Schmelzer as in a person from Berlin being referred to as a Berliner.

## References

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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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Towns and municipalities in Saarlouis (district)

* Bous
* Dillingen
* Ensdorf
* Lebach
* Nalbach
* Rehlingen-Siersburg
* Saarlouis
* Saarwellingen
* Schmelz
* Schwalbach
* Überherrn
* Wadgassen
* Wallerfangen

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