St. Ingbert

St. Ingbert (also Sankt Ingbert) is a town in the Saarpfalz district in Saarland, Germany with a population of 37,361 (2009). It is situated approximately 10 km north-east of Saarbrücken and 10 km south-west of Neunkirchen.OverviewSankt Ingbert is an old industrial town, but most of its heavy industries have long closed down. Major employers now include the software company SAP AG and Festo automation technologies.St. Ingbert is named after the Irish Saint St Ingobert and for 300 years belonged to the electorate of Trier.TransportThe town is served by St. Ingbert railway station. St. Ingbert is situated only 10 km away from the Saarbrücken Airport.CultureThe Saarländisches Karnevalsmuseum exhibits carnival costumes of the Saar region.The St. Ingberter Pfanne is a well-known cabaret event, which took first place in 1985.The Internationales Jazzfestival Sankt Ingbert took first place in 1987.International relationsSt. Ingbert is twinned with: Saint-Herblain, France, since 1981 N'Diaganiao, Senegal, since 1986 Radebeul, Germany, since 1987 Rhodt unter Rietburg in Edenkoben, Germany, since 1959