Karlsbrunn is a German village that is part of the municipality of Großrosseln. It is situated in the district of

Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; Rhenish Franconian: ''Sabrigge'' ; ; ; ; ) is the capital and largest List of cities and towns in Germany, city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken has 181,959 inhabitants and is Saarland's administrative, commerci ...

, which is part of the federal state of

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. Its population is about 1,000 inhabitants.

Geography

The village lies in the urban area of

, 5 km south of Großrosseln and close to the frontier with France (near the department of

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in Lorraine). The nearest French municipalities are Rosbruck, Forbach and Freyming-Merlebach.

Link to Dwight D. Eisenhower

The town is the ancestral home of the family of American president Dwight D. Eisenhower. The Eisenhauer (German for "iron hewer/miner") family migrated from Karlsbrunn to North America in 1741, first settling in

York, Pennsylvania York is a city in York County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. Located in South Central Pennsylvania, the city's population was 44,800 at the time of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the List of cities in ...

. Accounts vary as to how and when the German name Eisenhauer was anglicized to Eisenhower. President Eisenhower's

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ancestors, who were primarily farmers, included Hans Nikolaus Eisenhauer of Karlsbrunn, who migrated to

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, in 1741.

Gallery

File:Karlsbrunn, Ortseingang (August 2024).jpg, Centre File:Altes Bergwerk Karlsbrunn (Juni 2021).JPG, Old mine File:Evang. Gemeindezentrum Karlsbrunn (Juni 2021).JPG, Protestant community centre File:Evangelische Kirche Karlsbrunn (Juni 2021).JPG, Protestant church File:Sportplatz Karlsbrunn (Juni 2021).JPG, Sports field File:Karlsbrunn, Bücherzelle (August 2024).jpg, Book box

References

External links

Literature of Karlsbrunn
at '' Saarländische Bibliographie'' Former municipalities in Saarland Villages in Saarland {{Saarland-geo-stub