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Spiesen-Elversberg

Coordinates: 49°19′N 7°8′E / 49.317°N 7.133°E / 49.317; 7.133
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Spiesen-Elversberg
Coat of arms of Spiesen-Elversberg
Location of Spiesen-Elversberg within Neunkirchen district
EppelbornIllingenMerchweilerSchiffweilerOttweilerSpiesen-ElversbergNeunkirchenRhineland-PalatinateSankt Wendel (district)Saarlouis (district)Saarbrücken (district)Saarpfalz-Kreis
Spiesen-Elversberg is located in Germany
Spiesen-Elversberg
Spiesen-Elversberg
Spiesen-Elversberg is located in Saarland
Spiesen-Elversberg
Spiesen-Elversberg
Coordinates: 49°19′N 7°8′E / 49.317°N 7.133°E / 49.317; 7.133
CountryGermany
StateSaarland
DistrictNeunkirchen
Subdivisions2
Government
 • Mayor (2019–29) Bernd Huf[1]
Area
 • Total
11.40 km2 (4.40 sq mi)
Elevation
325 m (1,066 ft)
Population
 (2022-12-31)[2]
 • Total
12,797
 • Density1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
66579–66583
Dialling codes06821
Vehicle registrationNK
Websitewww.spiesen-elversberg.info

Spiesen-Elversberg is a municipality in the district of Neunkirchen, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated approximately 4 km southwest of Neunkirchen, and 15 km northeast of Saarbrücken.

Anne-Karin Mayer, the German pop singer, was born in Spiesen-Elversberg in 1948 [3]

Sport

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The district of Elversberg has a popular football team, which is called SV Elversberg, which plays at the URSAPHARM-Arena an der Kaiserlinde. The team has experienced success in recent years, rising three tiers in the German football league system. It now competes in Germany's 2nd level, the 2. Bundesliga. It is currently the strongest team in Saarland, having surpassed 1. FC Saarbrücken in 2023.

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.
  3. ^ "Anne-Karin Mayer - Biography". IMDb.