Wadgassen
# Wadgassen

Wadgassen is a municipality in the district of Saarlouis, in Saarland, Germany. It is situated on the river Saar, approx. 6 km southeast of Saarlouis, and 15 km west of Saarbrücken.

## Religion

Between 1135 and 1792 the Premonstratensian Wadgassen Abbey (German: Prämonstratenser-Chorherrenstift Wadgassen) was located here.

## Fusion

* 1974: Differten, Friedrichweiler, Hostenbach, Schaffhausen (Saar), Wadgassen (village), Werbeln

## Politics

### Local council

| Party | 2014 | 2009 | 2004 |
| - | - | - | - |
| CDU | 11 | 12 | 16 |
| SPD | 15 | 13 | 14 |
| Linke | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| FDP | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Grüne | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| FWG | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 1 |

(as at 24 May 2014)

### Mayor

* From 1 May 2014 – today: Sebastian Greiber
* 1 May 1988 – 30 April 2014: Harald Braun, SPD
* 1974–1988: Dr. Friedrich Mouty, CDU

### Twin town

* Arques (Pas-de-Calais), France, since 1979

## Economy

* Glass industry (Villeroy & Boch).
* Mechanical engineering (Firma Koch; since 2007 FL SMIDTH KOCH MVT)
* Startup: Factory-Outlet-Center

### Museums

* Deutsches Zeitungsmuseum (DZM) in the Abteihof (part of the former Premonstratensian abbey)
* Glashütte Museum: Villeroy & Boch
* Museum Academia Wadegotia – local history and living history of Wadgassen: Treppenstrasse 13 (csw Neubau), Wadgassen. Founded as institute museum.
* Saarländisches Zweiradmuseum on the site of the Cristallerie Wadgassen (closed on 30 September 2007)

## Famous people

* Daniel Braun, author and journalist
* Johannes Kirschweng, poet
* Matthew Greywolf, guitarist of Powerwolf

## Sources and external links

* Official website (in German)
* museum.academia-wadegotia.de (History and living history of Wadgassen) (in German)
