Saar Protectorate

Also known as Saarprotektorat, Saarland protectorate, Protectorate de Sarre, Protectorate de la Sarre, Sarre (Protectorate)

French protectorate over German Saarland, 1947–56

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1956: Hubert Ney
Status: Protectorate of France claimed by Germany
Capital and largest city: Saarbrücken , 49°14′N 7°0′E / 49.233°N 7.000°E / 49.233; 7.000
Common languages: German Rhine Franconian Moselle Franconian
Religion: Secular state
Demonym: Saarlander or Saar
Government: Unitary parliamentary republic
1947 1955: Gilbert Grandval
1955 1956: Charles de Carbonnel
Legislature: Landtag
Historical era: Cold War
Establishment: 17 December 1947
Saar statute: 23 October 1954
Referendum: 23 October 1955
Saar treaty: 27 October 1956
Integration into west germany: 1 January 1957
Currency: Reichsmark (1946–47) Saar mark (1947) French franc (1947–54) Saar franc (1954–59)

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Demonym: Sarrois

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Commons category: Saar Protectorate
inception: 1947-12-17
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 1956-12-31
native label: Sarre

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Today part ofGermany

The Saar Protectorate (German: Saarprotektorat [ˈzaːɐ̯pʁotɛktoˌʁaːt]; French: Protectorat de la Sarre), officially and commonly known as Saarland (French: Sarre), was a French protectorate and a disputed territory separated from Germany. On joining West Germany in 1957, it became the smallest "federal state" (Bundesland), the Saarland, not counting the "city states" (Stadtstaaten) of Berlin, Hamburg, and Bremen. It is named after the Saar River.