Saarland (Template:IPA-de; French: Sarre, Template:IPA-fr) is ane o the saxteen states o Germany. The caipital is Saarbrücken. It haes an aurie o 2570 km² an 1,045,000 inhabitants. In baith aurie an population, it is the smawest state in Germany ither than the ceety-states (Berlin, Bremen an Hamburgh). Its location on the border atween Fraunce an Germany haes given Saarland a unique history.
The Saar did not exist as a unifeed entity till its creation as the Territory o the Saar Basin bi the League o Naitions efter Warld War I. Prior tae this, some pairts o the current entity wur Proushie an ither pairts Bavarie. The inhabitants votit tae rejoin Germany in a plebiscite in 1935.
Frae 1947 tae 1956 the Saar wis a French-occupeed territory (the "Saar Protectorate") separate frae the rest o Germany. In 1955 the inhabitants wur affered unthirldom in a plebiscite, but instead votit tae become a state o Wast Germany. Frae 1920 tae 1935, an then frae 1947 tae 1959, the inhabitants uised postage stamps issued specially for the territory; see postage stamps an postal history o the Saar for details. Atween 1950 an 1956, Saarland wis a member o the Cooncil o Europe. Ane o Lufthansa's Boeing 747-400s (registered D-ABVS) is namit Saarland.
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