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NEUNKIRCHEN , or OBER-NEUNKIRCHEN, a town of Germany, in the Prussian Rhine province, on the Blies, 12 M. N.W. of Saarbrucken by rail
Gothic
church
monument to Freiherr von Stumm (d.1901), a former owner of the iron -works here. The principal
establishment
iron -foundry, employing upwards of 4800 hands, and producing about 320,000 tons of pig-iron per annum; and there are also boiler-works, saw-mills, soap manufactories and a brewery. Around the town are important coal mines from which about 21 million tons of coal are raised annually. The castle built in 1570 was destroyed in 1797, and is now a ruin. The town is first mentioned in 1280, and became important industrially during the 18th century .End of Article: NEUNKIRCHEN If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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