Bexbach () is a town in the
Saarpfalz district, in
Saarland
The Saarland (, ; french: Sarre ) is a state of Germany in the south west of the country. With an area of and population of 990,509 in 2018, it is the smallest German state in area apart from the city-states of Berlin, Bremen, and Hamburg, a ...
, Germany. It is situated on the river
Blies, approximatively 6 km east of
Neunkirchen, and 25 km northeast of
Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is ...
. The
Saarländisches Bergbaumuseum
Saarländisches Bergbaumuseum is a museum of mining in Saarland
The Saarland (, ; french: Sarre ) is a state of Germany in the south west of the country. With an area of and population of 990,509 in 2018, it is the smallest German state in ar ...
(Saarland Mining Museum) is located in the town.
Sons and daughters of the town
* Edwin Hügel (1919-1988), politician (FDP), minister of economy, transport and agriculture in Cabinet Zeyer II (1982-1983)
*
Gerd Dudenhöffer
Gerd Dudenhöffer (born 13 October 1949 in Bexbach, Saarland) is a German cabaret artist and writer.
Life
Dudenhöffer studied graphic and design in Munich. Since 1977, he works in Germany as a cabaret artist. His most famous role is ''Heinz ...
(born 1949), comedian and author
International relations
Bexbach is
twinned with:
*
Edenkoben, Germany, since 1936
*
Goshen, United States, since 1979
*
Pornichet
Pornichet (; br, link=no, Pornizhan) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique department in western France.
Geography Location
Pornichet is a coastal town of the Côte d'Amour, located ten kilometers west of the centre of Saint-Nazaire. The a ...
, France, since 1985
References
External links
http://www.bexbach.de
Saarpfalz-Kreis
Palatinate (region)
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