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For outdoor enthusiasts there are plenty of recreational activities to enjoy such as hiking through wildflower-filled meadows or canoeing down one of the many rivers in the region. In autumn you can take part in traditional wine festivals that celebrate local wines made from Riesling grapes grown on steep vine terraces along the hillsides.
One interesting historical fact about Saarland is that it was once an independent state known as Saar Protectorate from 1947 until 1957 under French rule after World War II before being returned to Germany's control.
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Saarbrücken, Sankt Ingbert, Blieskastel, Merzig, Saarlouis, Orscholz, Freisen, Lebach, Homburg, Mettlach, Bous, Nalbach, Tholey, Bexbach, Gersheim, Heusweiler, Kirkel, Hangard, Nonnweiler, Britten, Überherrn, Merchweiler, Friedrichsthal, Eppelborn, Heidstock, Dillingen, Luisenthal, Kleinblittersdorf, Sankt Wendel, Wadern, Riegelsberg, Namborn, Neunkirchen, Illingen, Schmelz, Ludweiler-Warndt, Völklingen, Quierschied, Ottweiler, Püttlingen, Schiffweiler, Marpingen, Weiten, Sulzbach, Weiskirchen, Spiesen-Elversberg, Nohfelden, Oberthal, Saarwellingen, Mainzweiler, Wadgassen, Schwalbach, Ensdorf, Losheim, Beckingen, Wallerfangen, Großrosseln, Röchling-Höhe, Fürstenhausen, Saarhölzbach ...