Official question catalogue
All 10 questions about Saarland from the official BAMF catalogue, with the correct answer and an explanation. In the test you get 3 of them, plus 30 of the 300 general questions.
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Quelle: BAMF, Gesamtfragenkatalog, Stand 07.05.2025 · Questions and answers word for word as published. Explanations are written by EUpassway and are not official; the test itself is only in German.
The answer is Bild 4: the coat of arms of Saarland shows four fields: a silver lion on blue, a red cross on white, red eagles on a diagonal band and a gold lion on black.
Neunkirchen is a Landkreis (district) in Saarland (and also a town there). Mecklenburgische Seenplatte is in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Altötting in Bavaria and Rhein-Sieg-Kreis in North Rhine-Westphalia.
The Landtag (the state parliament) of Saarland is elected every 5 years. Almost all German states have a 5-year term; only Bremen still has 4 years.
In Saarland you may vote in Kommunalwahlen (local elections for municipality, town and district) only from the age of 18. Many other states allow it from 16, but Saarland does not.
The state flag of Saarland is black-red-gold like the federal flag, with the state coat of arms in the middle.
The Landeszentrale für politische Bildung (state agency for civic education) in Saarland provides neutral, mostly free information about politics, e.g. brochures and events. The Ordnungsamt (public order office), consumer advice centre and churches have other tasks.
The state capital of Saarland is Saarbrücken, its largest city. Neunkirchen, Homburg and Völklingen are smaller towns in Saarland.
Saarland lies in the far south-west on the border with France and Luxembourg. Otherwise it borders only Rhineland-Palatinate and is the smallest non-city state in Germany.
The head of government of Saarland is called Ministerpräsident / Ministerpräsidentin (minister-president). A Bürgermeister (mayor) leads a town or municipality (and the city-states).
Foreign policy is the job of the federal government (Bund), so Saarland has no foreign minister (Außenminister). Every state does have ministers of justice, finance and the interior.
Quelle: BAMF, Gesamtfragenkatalog, Stand 07.05.2025