Saarland

Saarland is located on the western side of Germany and borders France in the south and Luxembourg in the west.  Saarland is one of the smallest states in Germany and has the smallest amount of population, just over 1 million.  German is the official language of Saarland, but French is also spoken quite frequently.  The capital of Saarland is Saarbrücken. Saarland has always been a struggle for territory between France and Germany.  In 1920, Saarland was occupied by France and Britain under the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles. In 1933, a large number of communists and political opponents of National Socialism fled to Saarland because it was the only state still under foreign occupation after world war one. On January 13th 1935, a vote was held for citizens to decide which country they would like to join, 90% of the votes went to Germany.  After world war two, Saarland went under french occupation once again. In 1954, France and West Germany developed the Saarstatut, making Saarland independent, but was then rejected one year later.  In 1956 the Saar Treaty declared Saarland a part of Germany.  It stayed this way until the Fall of communism when East and West Germany became one.  

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