What is Sankt Wendel (district)?
{{Infobox German district | name=Sankt Wendel | image_coa=Wappen Landkreis St Wendel.svg | image_flag=Fahne Landkreis St Wendel.svg | state=Saarland | capital=[[Sankt Wendel]] | Kreisschlüssel = 10046 | area=476.09 | population=95,119 | population_as_of=2002 | density=200 | carsign=WND | url=[http://www.landkreis-st-wendel.de landkreis-st-wendel.de] | map=St Wendel.svg }} '''Sankt Wendel''' is a Kreis ([[district]]) in the north of the [[Saarland]], [[Germany]]. Neighboring districts are [[Trier-Saarburg]], [[Birkenfeld (district)|Birkenfeld]], [[Kusel (district)|Kusel]], [[Neunkirchen (district)|Neunkirchen]], [[Saarlouis (district)|Saarlouis]], [[Merzig-Wadern]]. == History == The district was created in [[1834]] when [[Prussia]] bought the Lichtenfeld area from [[Saxe-Coburg and Gotha]]. After [[World War I]] the Saar area came under special rulership of the [[League of Nations]], and the Sankt Wendel district was split into two parts. The northern part, the ''Restkreis Sankt Wendel'', was merged into the district [[Birkenfeld (district)|Birkenfeld]], the southern part stayed in the [[Saarland]] in its smaller size. == Geography == The district is located in the ''Saar-[[Hunsrück]]'' natural area, a hilly area with elevations between 200 and 600 meters. The main river in the district is the [[Nahe]]. The ''Bostalsee'' is the biggest tourist lake in the south-west of Germany, covering an area of about 1.2&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>. == Coat of arms == {| |- valign=top ||[[File:Wappen Landkreis St Wendel.svg|100px|Coat of arms]] ||The blue lion represents the counts of Veldenz, a branch of the [[Wittelsbach]] family. The silver lion is taken from [[Nassau (duchy)|Nassau]]-Saarbrücken. The two counties had the most important possessions in the districts. The shield in the middle show a [[fleur-de-lis]] taken from the city Sankt Wendel, in the colours taken from the [[Lorraine (province)|Lorraine]]. |} ==Towns and municipalities== {| ! align=left width=33%|Towns ! align=left width=33%|Municipalities ! align=left w