The Saarland is a small federal state of Germany , located in the west of the country and forming part of the German border with France and Luxemburg. Its name is very literal - the state is formed by the territory of the Saar river basin, although not all of it, as the river starts in France and flows into the larger Moselle river in Rhineland-Palatinate. Saarland has been heavily industrialized since the 18th century, thanks to its formerly rich coal deposits, and is now often written off as remote postindustrial periphery. In reality, the compact state holds natural wonders to behold and quite a bit of interesting heritage, and its location at the European crossroads makes it a worthwhile stop on your trip. Saarland is in fact the second-smallest state by population, ahead of only the Free City of Bremen , and has the smallest area of all states but the three city-states of Berlin , Bremen and Hamburg. Within Germany, it is entirely surrounded by Rhineland-Palatinate. Unified Saarland was created in by the Treaty of Versailles, which ended World War I, as "Territory of the Saar Basin" or Saargebiet under the auspices of the League of Nations, but under de facto French administration. After the Second World War, the "Saar Protectorate" was created by the victorious Free French, and it existed as a sovereign state under French control between , when the protectorate once again voted to return to Germany and became one of its federal states. Nowadays, Saarland is also an important hub of software development. Saarland does not only make cars, but is also the place with most cars per capita in Germany. Most inhabitants can also speak standard German as well, so if you do, you should get by just fine. The region is also practically bilingual with French being the other language, taught in schools to all schoolchildren as the first foreign language ahead of English. If you are flying transatlantically or from even farther away, flying into Frankfurt Airport or Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport might be necessary and thanks to the excellent train connections, making use of a rail air alliance might work out cheaper, more comfortable and even faster than a connecting "domestic European" flight. Saarland is well-integrated into the European railway network and at some point it had the most kilometres of railway lines per square kilometre of gross area. Within Germany, IC and ICE trains can take you to Saarbrucken from Dresden , Mannheim , Munich , Stuttgart to name a few. All the other stations can only be reached by local and regional trains. Regional trains generally travel beyond Saarland as Saarland is really small , mostly to Rhineland-Palatinate e. Kaiserslautern , Koblenz or Mainz , but also to Metz in Lorraine , France and even as far as Strasbourg in Alsace. Apart from airport links to places such as Hahn , domestic bus lines were de facto illegal in Germany prior to As such the market is still relatively young and thus volatile, with one high profile merger as recently as Still prices tend to be lower than for trains though shopping around is always a good idea, especially for groups but travel time tends to be longer and service and comfort such as seat pitch worse. The SaarVV covers the entirety of Saarland and provides a unified fare structure over the public buses and trams in the region. It also partners with Deutsche Bahn with regard to railway services, so that travelling by local trains within Saarland is also covered by the same fares. The fare system relies on zones to calculate the fare. The territory of the city of Saarbrucken zone counts as two zones. As of Sep , the cheapest single-zone ticket for an adult costs EUR 2,50, while a weekly card for the entirety of Saarland is EUR 64 please see the complete rates here, in German. This of course means that the originally beautiful nature has suffered a lot, but thanks to strict German environmental laws and the demise of the "dirty" heavy industries nature is recovering and pleasant to look at. In theory, the cuisine of Saarland should be a mixture of French and German ones, but in practice you will mostly find typical heavy German dishes prevailing, although under amusing local names. Some local favourites include:. There is also some French influence in the form of delicacies such as cured veal cheeks with fried goose liver, coq au vin capon cooked in wine , and slices of turbot stuffed with shrimp. There are many drink festivals around Saarland all year long. Merzig has fantastic cider and is honored at the Viez festival. An entire "wine summer" is dedicated to the grape. The wine of the Saar is made in the upper Moselle valley. The wine is made from Elbling grapes and grapes from Auxerrios and Burgundy vines. The accommodation base is adequate if not quite abundant, and consists of some mid-price to economic chain hotels, as well as small local independent hotels and guest houses. This region travel guide to Saarland is a usable article. It gives a good overview of the region, its sights, and how to get in, as well as links to the main destinations, whose articles are similarly well developed. An adventurous person could use this article, but please feel free to improve it by editing the page. Retrieved from " https: Has custom banner Has mapframe Maps with non-default size Has map markers Has Geo parameter Articles needing the Geo zoom defined Germany All destination articles Usable regions Usable articles Region articles Bottom-level regions Pages with maps. Navigation menu Personal tools Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in. 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