What is Saarpfalz District?
{{Infobox German district | name=Saarpfalz| image_coa=Wappen Saarpfalz-Kreis.svg| image_flag=Fahne Saarpfalz-Kreis.svg| state=Saarland| capital=[[Homburg (Saar)]]| Kreisschlüssel = 10045| area=418.53| population=156,358| population_as_of=2002| density=374| carsign=HOM and IGB| url=[http://www.saarpfalz-kreis.de saarpfalz-kreis.de]| map=Saarland HOM.svg |coordinates = {{Coord|49.25|7.25|display=title|format=dms}} }} '''Saarpfalz''' (''Saar-Palatinate'') is a Kreis ([[district]]) in the south-east of the [[Saarland]], [[Germany]]. Neighboring districts are (from west clockwise) [[Saarbrücken (district)|Saarbrücken]], [[Neunkirchen (district)|Neunkirchen]], [[Kusel (district)|Kusel]], [[Südwestpfalz]], district-free [[Zweibrücken]], and the [[France|French]] ''[[département]]'' [[Moselle (department)|Moselle]]. == History == When after [[World War I]] the Saar area went under special government of the [[League of Nations]], the Palatinate area, then part of [[Bavaria]], was split in two parts. The part which went into the Saar became commonly known as Saarpfalz, and was administered by the two ''Bezirksamt'': St. Ingbert and Homburg. The district Saarpfalz was created in [[1974]] when the two districts of Saint Ingbert and Homburg were joined. Since [[1997]] the district has a [[twin town|partnership]] with [[Henrico County, Virginia]]. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[File:De saarpfalz coat.png|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The lion in the top left is the symbol of the Palatinate (Pfalz), the cross in the top right is the symbol of [[Trier]], both owned big part of the district in the past. The [[crosier]] is the bottom left represents the clerical possessions of the monasteries, while the silver lion in the bottom right is the symbol of the county of Homburg. |} == Towns and municipalities == {| ! align=left width=50%|Towns ! align=left width=50%|Municipalities |- valign=top || # [[Bexbach]] # [[Blieskastel]] # [[Homburg, Saarland|Homburg (Saar)]] # [[Sankt Ingbert]] || # [[Gersheim]] # [[Kirkel]] # [[Mandel