What is Neunkirchen, Saarland?
[[File:Neunkirchen Saar Ansicht.JPG|400px|thumb|View at Neunkirchen]] [[File:DEU Neunkirchen (Saar) COA.svg|thumb|90px|coat of arms]] '''Neunkirchen''' is a town-municipality in [[Saarland]], [[Germany]]. It is the capital (''Kreisstadt'') of [[Neunkirchen District]]. It had about 46,000 people in 2016. Neunkirchen lies at an altitude of 252 m, on the [[Blies]] river, and about 20 km northeast of [[Saarbrücken]]. It is the biggest settlement of Saarland after Saarbrücken. == Well-known people == * [[Erich Honecker]] (1912-1994), East German leader * [[Stefan Kuntz]] (b. 1962), footballer == Other websites == * {{Official website|http://www.neunkirchen.de/}} {{Commonscat|Neunkirchen (Saar)}} [[Category:Towns in Saarland]]