SAARBRÜCK, or SARREBRÜCK, a town of Prussia, near the frontiers of France, in the province of the Rhine, government and 40 miles S.S.E. of Treves. It stands on the left bank of the Saar, and is connected by a stone bridge with the suburb of St John on the opposite side. There was formerly a palace here, belonging to the princes of Nassau-Saarbrücken, but it was destroyed by the
Saarbrück French in 1793. Saarbrück contains a gymnasium, manufactures of tobacco, woollen stuffs, hardware, &c., and has a considerable trade. In the vicinity there are rich coal mines. Among these is one very remarkable, as it has been burning in the interior for 180 years, and on its surface, even in the severest winter, no snow lies. Pop. 9514.