Citizenship test Saarland: the state questions

Four-field arms, Saarbrücken, voting age 18: the ten Saarland questions with answers and English translation, plus a mock exam.

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Saarland is the smallest territorial state and lies in the far south-west on the French border. The citizenship test asks three questions about it. The coat of arms has four fields: a white lion on blue, a red cross, a red and white diagonal bar and a golden lion on black. The state flag is black, red and gold with the state arms. The capital is Saarbrücken; Neunkirchen, Homburg and Völklingen are wrong. Careful: Neunkirchen appears twice, because in the district question Neunkirchen is the right answer. According to the catalogue, you vote in municipal elections from 18, and the state parliament is elected for five years. The head of government is the Minister-President, and there is no foreign ministry. Information comes from the state agency for civic education.

The ten Saarland questions

The correct answer is marked, with our translation; picture questions are described in words.

  1. Saarland 1 Welches Wappen gehört zum Bundesland Saarland?Which coat of arms belongs to the state of Saarland?

    Shown as a picture in the test; described in words here.

    1. rotes Kreuz, weißes Rad und goldener Löwe auf Schwarz (red cross, white wheel and golden lion on black)
    2. rot-weiß gestreifter Löwe auf Blau (red and white striped lion on blue)
    3. Stierkopf und roter Greif auf Gold und Weiß (bull’s head and red griffin on gold and white)
    4. vier Felder: weißer Löwe auf Blau, rotes Kreuz, rot-weißer Schrägbalken, goldener Löwe auf Schwarz (four fields: white lion on blue, red cross, red and white diagonal bar, golden lion on black) (correct answer)

  2. Saarland 2 Welches ist ein Landkreis im Saarland?Which is a district (Landkreis) in Saarland?

    1. Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (Mecklenburgische Seenplatte)
    2. Altötting (Altötting)
    3. Neunkirchen (Neunkirchen) (correct answer)
    4. Rhein-Sieg-Kreis (Rhein-Sieg-Kreis)

  3. Saarland 3 Für wie viele Jahre wird der Landtag des Saarlandes gewählt?For how many years is the state parliament of Saarland elected?

    1. 3 (3)
    2. 4 (4)
    3. 5 (5) (correct answer)
    4. 6 (6)

  4. Saarland 4 Ab welchem Alter darf man im Saarland bei Kommunalwahlen wählen?From what age may you vote in municipal elections in Saarland?

    1. 14 (14)
    2. 16 (16)
    3. 18 (18) (correct answer)
    4. 20 (20)

  5. Saarland 5 Welche Farben hat die Landesflagge des Saarlandes?What colours does the state flag of Saarland have?

    1. weiß-blau (white and blue)
    2. schwarz-rot-gold (black, red and gold) (correct answer)
    3. schwarz-gelb (black and yellow)
    4. grün-weiß-rot (green, white and red)

  6. Saarland 6 Wo können Sie sich im Saarland über politische Themen informieren?Where can you find information on political topics in Saarland?

    1. bei den Kirchen (at the churches)
    2. bei der Landeszentrale für politische Bildung (at the state agency for civic education (Landeszentrale für politische Bildung)) (correct answer)
    3. bei der Verbraucherzentrale (at the consumer advice centre)
    4. beim Ordnungsamt der Gemeinde (at the municipal public order office)

  7. Saarland 7 Die Landeshauptstadt des Saarlandes heißt …The state capital of Saarland is …

    1. Neunkirchen. (Neunkirchen.)
    2. Homburg. (Homburg.)
    3. Saarbrücken. (Saarbrücken.) (correct answer)
    4. Völklingen. (Völklingen.)

  8. Saarland 8 Welches Bundesland ist das Saarland?Which federal state is Saarland?

    Shown as a picture in the test; described in words here.

    1. kleiner Fleck im Nordwesten an der Weser (small spot in the north-west on the Weser)
    2. kleine Fläche ganz im Südwesten an Frankreich (small area in the far south-west bordering France) (correct answer)
    3. kleiner Fleck im Norden an der Elbe (small spot in the north on the Elbe)
    4. kleiner Fleck im Osten, mitten in einer größeren Fläche (small spot in the east, in the middle of a larger area)

  9. Saarland 9 Wie nennt man die Regierungschefin/den Regierungschef des Saarlandes?What is the head of government of Saarland called?

    1. Erste Ministerin/Erster Minister (First Minister)
    2. Premierministerin/Premierminister (Prime Minister)
    3. Bürgermeisterin/Bürgermeister (mayor)
    4. Ministerpräsidentin/Ministerpräsident (Minister-President (Ministerpräsident)) (correct answer)

  10. Saarland 10 Welche Ministerin/welchen Minister hat das Saarland nicht?Which minister does Saarland not have?

    1. Justizministerin/Justizminister (justice minister)
    2. Außenministerin/Außenminister (foreign minister) (correct answer)
    3. Finanzministerin/Finanzminister (finance minister)
    4. Innenministerin/Innenminister (interior minister)

Behind the answers

Saarland joined the Federal Republic in 1957, later than all the other West German states. Its arms bring together territories that once belonged to different rulers: Nassau-Saarbrücken, Trier, Lorraine and Palatinate-Zweibrücken. In the test it is the only coat of arms with four fields.

Neunkirchen’s double role confuses many people. It is both a town and a district. In the capital question it is wrong; in the district question it is right. Learn the two questions together and the mistake will not happen.

Like Lower Saxony and Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland uses the federal colours in its flag. On the map you recognise the state by its small area on the French border; the large area next to it in the south-west is Baden-Württemberg.

After the test

The test is one of several conditions for applying in Saarland. The tool works out when the others are met:

Earliest application

Earliest application

January 2027

Deadline (s. 10 StAG: 5 years’ residence)January 2027
Length of residencefrom January 2027
Residence titlemet
Livelihoodmet
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The 300 general questions are in the question catalogue; to book, see booking the citizenship test.

Common questions

Is Neunkirchen right or wrong in the Saarland citizenship test?

Both, depending on the question. In the capital question Neunkirchen is wrong; the answer is Saarbrücken. In the question about a district in Saarland, Neunkirchen is right, because there is a district of Neunkirchen. So read each question carefully before you tick.

How many fields does the Saarland coat of arms have?

Four: a white lion on blue, a red cross on white, a red and white diagonal bar on gold and a golden lion on black. Each field stands for a historical territory. In the test it is the only coat of arms divided into four, which makes the question easy.

From what age do you vote in local elections in Saarland?

From 18, according to the question catalogue. Like Bavaria, Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony, Saarland is one of the states for which the catalogue gives 18. In the test that answer is correct, even if friends from other states learned 16.

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