Wadern

Wadern
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Coat of arms of Wadern Coat of arms
Wadern
Location of Wadern within Merzig-Wadern district
Coordinates:
Country	Germany
State	Saarland
District	Merzig-Wadern
Government
• Mayor	Fredi Dewald (SPD)
Area
• Total	111.17 km2 (42.92 sq mi)
Population (2013-12-31)
• Total	15,850
• Density	140/km2 (370/sq mi)
Time zone	CET/CEST (UTC+1/+2)
Postal codes	66680–66687
Dialling codes	06871, 06874 (Büschfeld + Nunkirchen)
Vehicle registration	MZG
Website	www.wadern.de

Wadern is a municipality in the German federal state Saarland which is situated in the southwest of Germany. It is part of the district Merzig-Wadern. Wadern consists of 14 villages with approximately 17,000 inhabitants. In terms of surface Wadern is the third largest municipality in Saarland after Saarbrücken and St. Wendel.

Geography

Wadern is located at the foot of the Schwarzwälder Hochwald

Villages

Bardenbach, Büschfeld, Dagstuhl, Gehweiler, Krettnich, Lockweiler, Löstertal, Morscholz, Noswendel, Nunkirchen, Steinberg, Wadern, Wadrill, Wedern.

Villages

Altland, Bardenbach, Büschfeld, Buweiler, Dagstuhl, Gehweiler, Kostenbach, Krettnich, Lockweiler, Morscholz, Münchweiler, Niederlöstern, Noswendel, Nuhweiler, Nunkirchen, Oberlöstern, Rathen, Reidelbach, Steinberg, Überlosheim, Vogelsbüsch, Wadern, Wadrill, Wedern

The largest village within the municipality of Wadern is Nunkirchen, which is situated in the very south of the municipality.

Education

Wadern is home to the Hochwald-Gymnasium Wadern

See also

• Schloss Dagstuhl, just outside Wadern
• Stadt Wadern
• Stadtteil Nunkirchen
• Marienhauskliniken St. Elisabeth
• Hochwald-Gymnasium Wadern