Diefflen

Diefflen
Stadtteil of Dillingen/Saar
Location of Diefflen
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Diefflen is located in Germany
Diefflen
Diefflen
Diefflen is located in Saarland
Diefflen
Diefflen
Coordinates: 49°21′N 6°45′E / 49.350°N 6.750°E / 49.350; 6.750
CountryGermany
StateSaarland
DistrictSaarlouis
TownDillingen/Saar
Area
 • Total5.04 km2 (1.95 sq mi)
Highest elevation
250 m (820 ft)
Lowest elevation
185 m (607 ft)
Population
 (2016-12-31)
 • Total4,656
 • Density920/km2 (2,400/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
66744–66763
Dialling codes06831

Diefflen (pronounced: Dieflen, in the local, Moselle-Franconian dialect Dejfeln) is a district of Dillingen/Saar in the district of Saarlouis (Saarland) and has about 4700 inhabitants. It is located on the lower Prims, a tributary of the Saar.[1] Since its foundation in the High Middle Ages Diefflen was historically linked to the villages of the former "Hochgericht Nalbacher Tal". This association was broken when Diefflen was incorporated into the city of Dillingen/Saar in 1969.[2]

  1. ^ Martin Born: Geographische Landeskunde des Saarlands, Saarbrücken 1980, S. 14, 24–30, 38–39.
  2. ^ Georg Colesie: Geschichte des Nalbacher Tales, Eine saarländische Heimatgeschichte, 2. Auflage, Nalbach 1990, S. 245.