Schiffweiler

Schiffweiler
Municipality
General view
Coat of arms
Location of Schiffweiler within Neunkirchen district
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Coordinates: 49°22′N 7°7′E
Country	Germany
State	Saarland
District	Neunkirchen
Subdivisions	4
Government
• Mayor (2019–29)	Markus Fuchs[1] (SPD)
Area
• Total	21.32 km^2 (8.23 sq mi)
Highest elevation	420 m (1,380 ft)
Lowest elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• Total	15,655
• Density	730/km^2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	66578
Dialling codes	06821 (06824)
Vehicle registration	NK
Website	www.schiffweiler.de

Schiffweiler is a municipality in the district of Neunkirchen, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated approximately 5 km northwest of Neunkirchen, and 20 km northeast of Saarbrücken.

People from Schiffweiler

• Konrad Grebe (1907–1972), German mining engineer and inventor of coal plow

References

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.