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Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany – Germany Flag

Current Date And Time In Saarbrücken, Germany

Wednesday, 12 August 2026
16:14:22 CEST
State: Saarland
Currency: Euro (EUR)
Timezone: UTC +01:00 (CEST)
Population: 182,971

📍 Cities Near To Saarbrücken


Find cities, states and countries closest to Saarbrücken in Saarland, Germany with precise aerial distance in miles, kilometers and nautical miles, plus exact 16-point compass bearing and heading direction. This location intelligence data is used by logistics professionals, supply chain analysts, market researchers and field teams planning routes and coverage areas around Saarbrücken.

📍 Saarbrücken Geographic & Demographics Profile Summary

To assist regional market researchers, location intelligence professionals and logistics managers in strategic decision-making, we have compiled the key geographic and demographic attributes for Saarbrücken from our regional database:

State / RegionSaarland
Total Population182,971
Land Area167.07 km²
Population Density1,095.18 / km²
Center Latitude49.2326° N
Center Longitude7.0098° E
Elevation195 m (640 ft)
UTC Time Zone+01:00
Population Rank in Saarland#1 of 61
FlagCityDistanceDirection
Miles (mi)Kilometers (km)Nautical Miles (nm)HeadingSymbol
National Flag Of Alsting Alsting4 6 3
South-southwest (SSW)
National Flag Of Behren-lès-Forbach Behren-lès-Forbach5 9 5
Southwest (SW)
National Flag Of Blies-Guersviller Blies-Guersviller7 11 6
South-southeast (SSE)
National Flag Of Bousbach Bousbach6 10 6
South-southwest (SSW)
National Flag Of Etzling Etzling4 7 4
South-southwest (SSW)
National Flag Of Friedrichsthal Friedrichsthal8 12 7
North-northeast (NNE)
National Flag Of Grosbliederstroff Grosbliederstroff5 8 5
South (S)
National Flag Of Kerbach Kerbach5 8 4
South-southwest (SSW)
National Flag Of Kleinblittersdorf Kleinblittersdorf5 9 5
South-southeast (SSE)
National Flag Of Lixing-lès-Rouhling Lixing-lès-Rouhling6 9 5
South (S)
National Flag Of Œting Œting6 10 5
Southwest (SW)
National Flag Of Quierschied Quierschied6 10 5
North-northeast (NNE)
National Flag Of Riegelsberg Riegelsberg6 9 5
Northwest (NW)
National Flag Of Rouhling Rouhling6 10 6
South (S)
National Flag Of Schœneck Schœneck4 7 4
West-southwest (WSW)

🏳️ States Near To Saarbrücken


States and regions closest to Saarland (home state of Saarbrücken), with aerial distance and compass direction — useful for cross-state logistics routing, regional market-expansion research and strategic site selection.

FlagState/RegionDistanceDirection
Miles (mi)Kilometers (km)Nautical Miles (nm)HeadingSymbol
National Flag Of Basel-City Basel-City129 208 112
South-southeast (SSE)
National Flag Of Basel-Landschaft Basel-Landschaft139 224 121
South-southeast (SSE)
National Flag Of Capellen Capellen49 80 43
West-northwest (WNW)
National Flag Of Clervaux Clervaux63 102 55
Northwest (NW)
National Flag Of Diekirch Diekirch50 81 44
Northwest (NW)
National Flag Of Echternach Echternach39 63 34
Northwest (NW)
National Flag Of Esch-sur-Alzette Esch-sur-Alzette48 77 41
West (W)
National Flag Of Grevenmacher Grevenmacher33 53 28
Northwest (NW)
National Flag Of Luxembourg Luxembourg49 79 43
Northwest (NW)
National Flag Of Mersch Mersch48 77 42
West-northwest (WNW)

🌎 Countries Near To Saarbrücken


Countries bordering or closest to Germany, with aerial distance and compass direction from Saarbrücken's home country — a quick reference for cross-border trade, travel planning and regional supply chain routing.

FlagCountryDistanceDirection
Miles (mi)Kilometers (km)Nautical Miles (nm)HeadingSymbol
National Flag Of Aland Islands Aland Islands722 1,162 627
North-northeast (NNE)
National Flag Of Andorra Andorra731 1,176 635
Southwest (SW)
National Flag Of Austria Austria312 503 271
Southeast (SE)
National Flag Of Belgium Belgium265 426 230
West (W)
National Flag Of Bosnia And Herzegovina Bosnia And Herzegovina603 971 524
Southeast (SE)
National Flag Of Croatia Croatia473 761 410
South-southeast (SSE)
National Flag Of Czechia Czechia240 385 208
East-southeast (ESE)
National Flag Of Denmark Denmark354 570 308
North (N)
National Flag Of France France507 816 440
Southwest (SW)
National Flag Of Hungary Hungary493 794 428
East-southeast (ESE)

📊 Nearby Cities – Population & Distance Comparison

Compare population and aerial distance of cities geographically closest to Saarbrücken. This regional snapshot supports market sizing, site selection, logistics zone planning and cross-city business analysis in Saarland, Germany.

CityStatePopulationDistance (km)Direction
Saarbrücken (You)Saarland182,971
SpicherenGrand Est3,3935.5SW
AlstingGrand Est2,7445.8SSW
Stiring-WendelGrand Est13,0856.6WSW
EtzlingGrand Est1,2157.0SSW
SchœneckGrand Est2,8467.0WSW
KerbachGrand Est1,0248.0SSW
SulzbachSaarland16,3768.1NNE
GrosbliederstroffGrand Est3,4338.4S
KleinblittersdorfSaarland12,9488.6SSE
Behren-lès-ForbachGrand Est10,2258.7SW

🏆 Saarland City Rankings

How does Saarbrücken rank within Saarland? The top 10 cities by population, land area and density are listed below — useful for regional benchmarking, investment prioritization and market-entry decisions. Cities where Saarbrücken appears are highlighted with ⭐.

👥 Most Populous Cities

CityPopulation
Saarbrücken ⭐182,971
Neunkirchen49,843
Homburg44,607
Völklingen40,952
Sankt Ingbert38,697
Saarlouis38,333
Merzig31,118
Sankt Wendel26,904
Dillingen21,526
Püttlingen21,052

📏 Largest Cities by Area

CityArea (km²)
Saarbrücken ⭐167.07
Freisen13.50
Saarhölzbach13.12
Düppenweiler12.54
Britten11.86
Berus11.80
Orscholz10.74
Mainzweiler5.03

🏙 Most Densely Populated

CityDensity/km²
Saarbrücken ⭐1,095.18
Freisen650.22
Orscholz336.03
Mainzweiler219.68
Saarhölzbach132.39
Britten118.04
✈️ Nearest Airport
Saarbrücken Airport
IATA: SCN
8 km (5 mi) from Saarbrücken
States By Alphabets
Compass Directions Rose
N (North)
0° or 360° - Directly facing the North Pole
NNE (North-Northeast)
22.5° - Direction midway between North and Northeast
NE (Northeast)
45° - Direction midway between North and East
ENE (East-Northeast)
67.5° - Direction midway between Northeast and East
E (East)
90° - Directly facing sunrise
ESE (East-Southeast)
112.5° - Direction midway between East and Southeast
SE (Southeast)
135° - Direction midway between East and South
SSE (South-Southeast)
157.5° - Direction midway between Southeast and South
S (South)
180° - Directly facing the South Pole
SSW (South-Southwest)
202.5° - Direction midway between South and Southwest
SW (Southwest)
225° - Direction midway between South and West
WSW (West-Southwest)
247.5° - Direction midway between Southwest and West
W (West)
270° - Directly facing sunset
WNW (West-Northwest)
292.5° - Direction midway between West and Northwest
NW (Northwest)
315° - Direction midway between West and North
NNW (North-Northwest)
337.5° - Direction midway between Northwest and North
📊 Compare Saarland Cities
Saarbrücken ranks #1 of 61 by population
👥 Most Populous
📏 Largest By Area
⚡ Highest Density

🧭 How Close Is Everything to Saarbrücken? A Distance & Direction Primer

📍 Where Saarbrücken Sits on the Map

Saarbrücken sits inside Saarland, Germany and ranks #1 of 61 cities in Saarland by population. Every distance on this page is a straight-line Great Circle (haversine) measurement — the shortest path a plane or signal would take between two GPS points, not the longer road-and-turns route a driver would actually cover. View the nearby cities, nearby states or nearby countries tables above.

📏 Reading the Distance Figures

  • Miles (mi): the everyday unit in the US, UK and most aviation cockpits
  • Kilometers (km): the metric standard used almost everywhere else, including most freight and shipping paperwork
  • Nautical Miles (nm): the unit ships and aircraft actually navigate by
  • Compass Bearing: the 16-point heading from Saarbrücken to each place listed — see the distance tables above

🚚 Putting This Data to Work

  • Route Planning: Build delivery loops or sales-visit circuits starting from Saarbrücken outward to the closest towns first
  • New-Market Scouting: Spot the nearest untapped urban centers before committing to a regional expansion
  • Freight Estimating: Get a fast first read on road, rail or air distances before requesting an actual freight quote
  • Warehouse Placement: Weigh a few candidate hub locations by how close each sits to Saarbrücken and its neighbors
  • Side-by-Side Comparison: Stack Saarbrücken against nearby cities on population and land area — see population & area comparison and Saarland city rankings

🌎 Beyond Saarbrücken: States & Countries Nearby

Scroll down and this page also ranks the states closest to Saarbrücken and the countries closest to Saarbrücken by the same straight-line measurement. For the complete national picture, see every country bordering or near Germany. Handy for cross-border import/export planning, scouting a new travel corridor or lining up emergency logistics across Europe.

🧭 Making Sense of the Compass Bearing

Next to every distance sits a compass heading from Saarbrücken, plotted on the 16-point rose (N, NNE, NE, ENE, E, ESE, SE, SSE, S, SSW, SW, WSW, W, WNW, NW, NNW). The rotating arrow marks the bearing angle (0°–360°, where 0°/360° is due north) — see it in action in the cities, states and countries tables above. It's the same reference pilots, sailors and long-haul truckers use to picture the layout around Saarbrücken at a glance.

🎯 For Travelers Passing Through Saarbrücken

If you're stringing together stops in Saarland, the neighboring cities table above doubles as a rough day-trip planner from Saarbrücken — shortest hops first. Pair it with the population and area data to gauge which nearby stop is worth the detour.

🔎 Related City & Country Tools

🗺 Saarbrücken MapView the Saarbrücken map with GPS coordinates for precise location planning.
✈️ Saarbrücken Travel GuideCheck the travel standards guide before you head toward any of the places listed above.
🏳️ Saarland OverviewExplore the Saarland state profile and its full list of cities for regional market analysis.
🏳️ Germany Country DataGet complete Germany data including population, area, currency and timezone.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions – Distances From Saarbrücken

Which cities are closest to Saarbrücken?

See the Cities Near To Saarbrücken table above, ranked nearest first with distance in miles, kilometers and nautical miles plus a compass bearing for each. Want the bigger picture? The nearest states and nearest countries tables sit further down this page, or compare every city in Saarland by population and density.

How is the distance from Saarbrücken to nearby places calculated?

Every figure on this page is a Great Circle (haversine) distance — a straight aerial line between the GPS center of Saarbrücken and the GPS center of the other place, not a driving distance. It's the same math airlines use to estimate flight paths. View the Saarbrücken map for the exact coordinates behind these numbers.

Is the distance shown a straight line or an actual driving distance?

It's a straight line — the shortest possible path between two points on Earth's surface, ignoring roads, terrain and detours. Actual driving distance from Saarbrücken will almost always run longer, sometimes significantly, depending on the road network. Treat the figures here as a quick planning benchmark, not a substitute for a live route from a mapping or navigation app.

What does the compass direction next to each city mean?

It's the bearing from Saarbrücken to that place, plotted on a 16-point compass rose. The rotating arrow marks the degree bearing (0°–360°), where 0°/360° is due north, 90° east, 180° south and 270° west. See it applied in the cities, states and countries tables above.

How do businesses use this proximity data around Saarbrücken?

Distribution planners use it to pick warehouse or hub sites within easy reach of Saarbrücken. Sales and field teams use it to sequence visits by drive distance instead of guessing. Market researchers use it to scope out the next-closest town before greenlighting an expansion. See the population & area comparison and Saarland city rankings above to size up each candidate.

How does Saarbrücken compare in size to the cities near it?

Saarbrücken ranks #1 of 61 cities in Saarland by recorded population. See the population & area comparison table above to weigh it directly against each neighboring city on this page.

✈️ What is the nearest airport to Saarbrücken?

The nearest airport with scheduled service to Saarbrücken is Saarbrücken Airport (SCN), about 8 km (5 mi) away. See the Nearest Airport card for more.