History of the city of Dillingen/Saar

The history of the city of Dillingen/Saar begins with the Gallo-Roman settlement Contiomagus, which existed at the crossroads of the long-distance roads Metz-Mainz and Trier-Strasbourg, in today's district of Pachten. In 275/276 Contiomagus was destroyed and rebuilt in the course of the migration of the peoples. 1324 the first documentary mention of Diefflen and 1357 the first mention of the Old Castle. Between 1618 and 1648 there was devastation during the Thirty Years' War. In 1685, Dillingen received permission from Louis XIV to establish ironworks at the gates of Saarlouis. In 1815, the region became Prussian. In 1949 Dillingen received the city rights. In 1990, a 2000-year celebration was held in Dillingen or Pachten.