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The name of the town derives from "An der neuen Kirche" meaning "by the new church" not from "nine churches" as one might be tempted to assume. In the past, Neunkirchen's economy has been shaped almost exclusively by coal and steel. With the decline of this industry sector, Neunkirchen's economy had
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On 10 February 1933, an explosion of a giant gas tank at the ironwork caused 68 casualties, 190 injured. The damage spread over a part of the factory and also hit a nearby residential area and a school building. The duration of repair work and temporary closing of the damaged parts of the iron works
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The earliest settlements in the area can be dated back to 700 BC. The oldest part of the town is the village of
Wiebelskirchen north of the town centre; its name has been recorded as early as 765 AD and is thus the oldest Christian name in town ("Kirche" means church). The name "Neunkirchen" is
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Due to the decline of the coal and steel industry, the local economy faced aggravating hardships. With the last coal mine closing down in 1968 and the major part of the ironworks complex closing down in 1982 (only a steel-mill is still in service today), the unemployment rate rose drastically.
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Remnants of the former steelworks that had not been destroyed meanwhile have been preserved and renovated. They now serve as an industrial monument; parts of them feature small pubs, clubs, a cinema, the first of the German branch of
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There are traces of surface coal mining that reach back as far as 700BC. Later on, coal was mined underground until 1968. In 1593, the first ironworks were constructed in the Blies valley. The iron ore used was from local origin.
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Meanwhile, the city has transformed into a "shopping town", a process that had been started with the construction of a large shopping centre on the grounds of the former steelworks.
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to face drastic changes and underwent a significant shift towards the service and retail sector, although smaller industries still remain.
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Neunkirchen belonged to the principality of Nassau-Saarbrücken, who erected two castles: a renaissance castle and
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Neunkirchen was awarded township as late as 1922 after having been the largest village in
Prussia for some time.
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family, who owned the local ironworks from 1806 onwards, and thus had enormous influence on the local politics.
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Having a big ironworks complex right in the town centre made the town a target for Allied bomb raids in the
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was about nine months. This event caused worldwide media attention.
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The famous German poet, geologist and author Johann
Wolfgang von
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visited
Neunkirchen and described the Castle and the Ironworks.
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734:(born 1935), art historian, artist, author, professor, rector
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700:(1894–1945), politician, Member of Reichstag (KPD)
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844:(in German). Neunkirchen, Saarland
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579:On September 10, 1987,
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97:Coat of arms
35:Neunkirchen
941:Neunkirchen
936:Merchweiler
878:(in German)
766:Tobias Hans
748:Thomas Hayo
738:(1971–1984)
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791:References
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629:See also:
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336:Population
299:Lord mayor
292:Government
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716:1976–1989
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470:Neinkeije
384:UTC+02:00
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358:Time zone
328:Elevation
41:Neinkeije
931:Illingen
679:, Poland
677:Wolsztyn
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496:Overview
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519:Casting
505:History
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