Völklingen

In antiquity it was settled by Celtic tribes, then by the Romans. The Franks settled in the area between the 5th and 9th centuries. Völkingen was initially referred to as "Fulcolingas" by Durandis, Vice Chancellor to Louis the Pious in 822.

Peasants living in the area were subject to taxation by the Count of Saarbrücken. The peasants of Völkingen revolted against the Count of Saarbrücken in 1566, when he ordered the construction of the Homburger castle.

Völklingen is situated on the fertile alluvial plane at the confluence of the river Rossel and of the river Köller into the river Saar.

The town is divided into ten Stadtteile (quarters):[https://www.voelklingen.de/voelklingen/stadtteile/ Die Stadtteile], Stadt Völkingen. Retrieved 3 November 2022.

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• Völkingen
• Fenne
• Fürstenhausen
• Geislautern
• Heidstock
• Lauterbach
• Ludweiler
• Luisenthal
• Röchlinghöhe
• Wehrden

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Völklingen has an oceanic climate (Köppen: Cfb; Trewartha: Dobk).

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|location = Völklingen, 1961–1990 normals, extremes 1961–1982

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|Jan record high C = 15.0

|Feb record high C = 17.5

|Mar record high C = 23.6

|Apr record high C = 29.0

|May record high C = 30.5

|Jun record high C = 33.2

|Jul record high C = 36.3

|Aug record high C = 34.5

|Sep record high C = 33.6

|Oct record high C = 27.4

|Nov record high C = 21.2

|Dec record high C = 16.1

|year record high C = 36.3

|Jan avg record high C = 10.3

|Feb avg record high C = 12.4

|Mar avg record high C = 17.4

|Apr avg record high C = 23.2

|May avg record high C = 27.0

|Jun avg record high C = 29.6

|Jul avg record high C = 31.6

|Aug avg record high C = 31.2

|Sep avg record high C = 27.6

|Oct avg record high C = 22.7

|Nov avg record high C = 16.1

|Dec avg record high C = 11.9

|year avg record high C = 32.7

|Jan high C = 4.0

|Feb high C = 6.6

|Mar high C = 10.1

|Apr high C = 14.3

|May high C = 18.7

|Jun high C = 22.0

|Jul high C = 23.7

|Aug high C = 23.4

|Sep high C = 20.5

|Oct high C = 14.9

|Nov high C = 8.6

|Dec high C = 4.6

|year high C = 14.3

|Jan mean C = 1.5

|Feb mean C = 3.2

|Mar mean C = 6.0

|Apr mean C = 9.6

|May mean C = 13.7

|Jun mean C = 17.1

|Jul mean C = 18.6

|Aug mean C = 17.9

|Sep mean C = 14.9

|Oct mean C = 10.3

|Nov mean C = 5.6

|Dec mean C = 2.2

|year mean C = 10.0

|Jan low C = -0.9

|Feb low C = 0.1

|Mar low C = 2.1

|Apr low C = 4.7

|May low C = 8.2

|Jun low C = 11.5

|Jul low C = 12.9

|Aug low C = 12.7

|Sep low C = 10.0

|Oct low C = 6.5

|Nov low C = 2.9

|Dec low C = -0.3

|year low C = 5.9

|Jan avg record low C = -8.9

|Feb avg record low C = -7.0

|Mar avg record low C = -4.9

|Apr avg record low C = -1.3

|May avg record low C = 1.7

|Jun avg record low C = 5.9

|Jul avg record low C = 7.5

|Aug avg record low C = 6.7

|Sep avg record low C = 4.3

|Oct avg record low C = -0.1

|Nov avg record low C = -4.1

|Dec avg record low C = -8.5

|year avg record low C = -11.5

|Jan record low C = -16.8

|Feb record low C = -14.4

|Mar record low C = -11.2

|Apr record low C = -4.5

|May record low C = -1.2

|Jun record low C = 2.6

|Jul record low C = 4.4

|Aug record low C = 4.8

|Sep record low C = 0.7

|Oct record low C = -3.0

|Nov record low C = -9.0

|Dec record low C = -14.0

|year record low C = -16.8

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan precipitation mm = 56.6

|Feb precipitation mm = 51.1

|Mar precipitation mm = 52.9

|Apr precipitation mm = 47.0

|May precipitation mm = 62.3

|Jun precipitation mm = 64.4

|Jul precipitation mm = 65.7

|Aug precipitation mm = 62.6

|Sep precipitation mm = 55.4

|Oct precipitation mm = 52.4

|Nov precipitation mm = 73.3

|Dec precipitation mm = 68.8

|year precipitation mm = 712.4

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|Jan precipitation days = 15.9

|Feb precipitation days = 12.6

|Mar precipitation days = 14.9

|Apr precipitation days = 13.1

|May precipitation days = 14.7

|Jun precipitation days = 12.4

|Jul precipitation days = 11.7

|Aug precipitation days = 12.1

|Sep precipitation days = 10.5

|Oct precipitation days = 12.2

|Nov precipitation days = 15.2

|Dec precipitation days = 14.3

|year precipitation days = 159.7

|Jan snow depth cm = 5.6

|Feb snow depth cm = 3.7

|Mar snow depth cm = 2.4

|Apr snow depth cm = 0.3

|May snow depth cm = 0

|Jun snow depth cm = 0

|Jul snow depth cm = 0

|Aug snow depth cm = 0

|Sep snow depth cm = 0

|Oct snow depth cm = 0

|Nov snow depth cm = 1.8

|Dec snow depth cm = 3.8

|year snow depth cm = 9.8

|humidity colour = green

|Jan humidity = 83.5

|Feb humidity = 79.0

|Mar humidity = 73.9

|Apr humidity = 68.6

|May humidity = 66.3

|Jun humidity = 67.1

|Jul humidity = 67.2

|Aug humidity = 70.6

|Sep humidity = 75.1

|Oct humidity = 80.0

|Nov humidity = 82.2

|Dec humidity = 83.1

|year humidity = 74.7

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{{See also|List of twin towns and sister cities in Germany}}

Völklingen is twinned with:{{cite web |title=Städtepartnerschaften|url=https://www.voelklingen.de/voelklingen/staedtepartnerschaften/|website=voelklingen.de|publisher=Völklingen|language=de|access-date=2021-02-22}}

• {{flagicon|FRA}} Ars-sur-Moselle, France
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Forbach, France
• {{flagicon|FRA}} Les Lilas, France

• Johannes Schulz (1884–1942), catholic priest, died of hunger in Dachau concentration camp
• Hermann Neuberger (1919–1992), president of DFB
• Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (born 1962), politician (CDU)
• Daniel Sträßer (born 1987), actor
• Carrie Schreiner (born 1998), racing driver

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• [https://www.voelklingen-im-wandel.de/ Historical facts about Völklingen] {{in lang|de}}

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