Friedrichsthal

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{{Infobox German location

|type = Stadt

|name = Friedrichsthal

|image_photo = Rathaus in 66299 Friedrichsthal.jpg

|image_caption = Town hall

|image_coa = DEU Friedrichsthal COA.svg

|image_flag = DEU Friedrichsthal Flag (Saarland).svg

|coordinates = {{coord|49|19|32|N|7|5|46|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|image_plan = Friedrichsthal in SB.svg

|state = Saarland

|district = Saarbrücken

|elevation = 300

|area = 9.07

|postal_code = 66293–66299

|area_code = 06897

|licence = SB

|Gemeindeschlüssel = 10 0 41 511

|divisions = 3

|website = {{url|https://www.friedrichsthal.de/}}

|mayor = Christian Jung[https://www.saarland.de/stat/DE/_downloads/aktuelleTabellen/Wahlen/Direktwahlen/Gew%C3%A4hlte_B%C3%BCrgermeister_und_Landr%C3%A4te_im_Saarland.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=11 Gewählte Ober-/Bürgermeister*innen, Landrät*innen und Regionalverbandsdirektor*in im Saarland], Statistisches Amt des Saarlandes, 27 March 2022.

|leader_term = 2020–30

|party = SPD

}}

Friedrichsthal ({{IPA|de|ˈfʁiːdʁɪçsˌtaːl|-|De-Friedrichsthal.ogg}}) is a town and a municipality in the district of Saarbrücken, of Saarland, Germany. It is situated approximately 13 km northeast of Saarbrücken.

Friedrichsthal (Saar) station is located on the Bingen (Rhein)–Saarbrücken railway.

History

In 1723 the place was founded with a glass foundry by Frederick Louis, Count of Nassau-Ottweiler.

Sons and daughters of the city

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Category:Saarbrücken (district)

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