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What Country Was Saarbrücken In?

Saarbrücken (Saarland, Germany) lies within 15 different states on Chronica Maps' 39 historical border maps. The longest stretch is under Holy Roman Empire, from 1000 to 1782. The earliest state recorded here is Roman Empire (1 BC).

Who ruled Saarbrücken?

Period (by border map)Ruled by
500 BC – 401 BCUnclaimed / no data
400 BC – 324 BCHallstatt culture
323 BC – 2 BCUnclaimed / no data
1 BC – AD 299Roman Empire
AD 300 – AD 399Rome (Constantinus)
AD 400 – AD 499Western Roman Empire
AD 500 – AD 599Franks
AD 600 – AD 799Frankish Kingdom
AD 800 – AD 899Carolingian Empire
AD 900 – AD 999East Francia
1000 – 1782Holy Roman Empire
1783 – 1799Bavaria
1800 – 1814Swabia
1815 – 1879Palatinate
1880 – 1913Germany
1914 – 1919German Empire
1920 – 1929Germany
1930 – 1937France
1938 – 1944Germany
1945 – 1959Saar Protectorate
1960 – 1993West Germany
1994 – todayGermany
Map showing Saarbrücken in 1492Saarbrücken
Border map for 1492. See Europe in 1492.

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Famous people from the region

LivedPerson
c. AD 742 – AD 814CharlemagneKing of the Franks and emperor
c. 1400 – 1468Johannes GutenbergInventor of printing
c. 1412 – 1431Joan of ArcFrench national heroine
1749 – 1832Johann Wolfgang von GoetheWriter
1770 – 1827Ludwig van BeethovenComposer
1802 – 1885Victor HugoWriter
1818 – 1883Karl MarxPhilosopher and economist
1879 – 1955Albert EinsteinPhysicist