Reisbach (Saar)

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Reisbach
Town
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Coat of arms
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Reisbach
Coordinates: 49°21′41″N06°52′47″E / 49.36139°N 6.87972°E / 49.36139; 6.87972
CountryGermany
State Saarland
District Saarlouis
Municipality Saarwellingen
Area
 • Total
13.40 [1]  km2 (5.17 sq mi)
Elevation
231 m (758 ft)
Population
 (2025-11-14)
 • Total
2,436 [2]
 • Density181.8/km2 (470.8/sq mi)
Postal code
66793
Dialling code 06838

Reisbach is a small town, belonging to the district of Saarlouis in the Bundesland Saarland.

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History

The village was formed on April 1, 1937, when the two townships of Reisweiler and Labach were joined together as "Reisbach". Reisweiler was first mentioned as "Reisweiler" in 1154. The Germanic name "Radi" means "father of the town council", which, together with the "-ville" suffix meaning "farmland", yields the meaning of "Reisweiler" as "Radi's Farmland". The first written documentation about Labach dates from the 13th century, when it was known under the name "Loupach" or "Loupbach". The name is composed from "Loup" meaning "foliage" (German "Laub") and "Bach" meaning "creek". Since January 1, 1974, Reisbach has formed the municipality of Saarwellingen, together with Saarwellingen proper and Schwarzenholz with a combined 14,000 inhabitants. [1]

Its population was 2,552 in 1961 and 2,662 in 1970. [3]

Coat of arms

The coat of arms represents the rulerships over the two villages: The base is the coat of arms of the Lords of Saarbrücken (Lisdorf), the diagonal bar, while the red and gold colors stem from the coat of arms of the Lords of Zweibrücken. The two fields formed by the diagonal bar stand for the two villages which form Reisbach: the upper field for Labach, with the crossed circle of Fraulautern Abbey; the lower field for Reisweiler, with the cross of the Lords of Bolchen. Reisbach was given the right to bear a coat of arms on September 27, 1964 by the Minister of the Interior Ludwig Schnur. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Zell, Herrmann. "Dorfgeschichte (village history)". www.reisbachsaar.de. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
  2. ↑ "Die Gemeinde Saarwellingen in Zahlen" . Retrieved 2026-03-08.
  3. ↑ "Historisches Gemeindeverzeichnis für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland" (PDF). p. 806. Retrieved 2026-03-08.
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