Plenty of Nothing

Stony Berlin

I wonder if Jason Lutes took some of the inspiration for his Berlin trilogy from Werner Hegemann's critique of Berlin tenement housing, Das Steinerne Berlin, which translates as Stony Berlin. Hegemann was chased out of Germany by the Nazis.

St. Georgius Patronus Friburgi

St Geoge and the Dragon on the outside of the Schwabentor, Freiburg-im-Breisgau. Source.

1. FC Saarbrücken Seasons

2017-18    36    25      7      4    92    32    +60    82    1st, RL Südwest (IV)

2016-17    36    21      6      9    61    42    +19    69    3rd, RL Südwest (IV)

2015-16    34    15      9    10    48    36    +12    54    7th, RL Südwest (IV)

2014-15    34    21      6      7    51    27    +24    69    2nd, RL Südwest (IV)

2013-14    38      8      8    22    38    63     -25    32    20th, 3. Liga (III)

2012-13    38    12      9    17    52    62     -10    45    11th, 3. Liga (III)

2011-12    38    13    15    10    61    51    +10    54    10th, 3. Liga (III)

2010-11    38    17      8    13    61    51    +10    59    6th, 3. Liga (III)

2009-10    34    20      9      5    53    33    +20    69    1st, RL West (IV)

2008-09    34    25      6      3    94    23    +71    81    1st, Oberliga Südwest (V)

2007-08    34    19      8      7    70    34    +36    65    5th, Oberliga Südwest (IV)

2006-07    34    10    12    12    52    50      +2    42    15th, RL Süd (III)

2005-06    34    11      5    18    37    63     -26    38    16th, 2. Bundesliga (II)

2004-05    34    11      7    16    44    50       -6    40    12th, 2. Bundesliga (II)

2003-04    34    13    14      7    53    44      +9    53    3rd, RL Süd (III)

2002-03    36    15    12      9    43    38      +5    53    6th, RL Süd (III)

2001-02    34      6      7    21    30    74     -44    25    16th, 2. Bundesliga (II)

2000-01    34    14      8    12    48    59     -11    50    8th, 2. Bundesliga (II)

1999-00    36    23      8      5    69    22    +47    77    1st, RL West/Südwest (III)

1998-99    32    15      8      9    53    38    +15    53    5th, RL West/Südwest (III)

1997-98    34    18      5    11    70    43    +27    59    4th, RL West/Südwest (III)

1996-97    34    17    10      7    64    38    +26    61    3rd, RL West/Südwest (III)

1995-96    36    16      7    13    64    48    +16    55    7th, RL West/Südwest (III)

1994-95    34    11    13    10    45    43      +2    35    7th, 2. Bundesliga (II)

1993-94    38    14      9    15    58    69     -11    37    14th, 2. Bundesliga (II)

1992-93    34      5    13    16    37    71     -34    23    18th, 1. Bundesliga (I)

1991-92    32    15    12      5    52    30    +22    42    1st, 2. Bundesliga (II)

1990-91    38    15    14      9    47    30    +17    44    5th, 2. Bundesliga (II)

1989-90    38    15    16      7    58    33    +25    46    3rd, 2. Bundesliga (II)

1988-89    38    17    12      9    53    43    +10    46    3rd, 2. Bundesliga (II)

1987-88    38    12    10    16    57    67     -10    34    13th, 2. Bundesliga (II)

1986-87    38    10    14    14    53    71     -18    34    15th, 2. Bundesliga (II)

1985-86    34      6      9    19    39    68     -29    21    17th, 1. Bundesliga (I)

1984-85    38    21      7    10    70    41    +29    49    3rd, 2. Bundesliga (II)

1983-84    38    14    10    14    61    69       -8    38    10th, 2. Bundesliga (II)

1982-83    38    31      4      3  124    30    +94    66    1st, Oberliga Südwest (III)

1981-82    40    24      7      9    81    39    +42    55    3rd, Oberliga Südwest (III)

1980-81    38    10      8    20    43    61     -18    28    17th, 2. Bundesliga Süd (II)

1979-80    40    21      5    14    69    56    +13    47    5th 2. Bundesliga Süd (II)

1978-79    38    15    11    12    70    58    +12    41    8th, 2. Bundesliga Süd (II)

1977-78    34      6    10    18    39    70     -31    22    17th, 1. Bundesliga (I)

1976-77    34      9    11    14    43    55     -12    29    14th, 1. Bundesliga (I)

1975-76    38    23    11      4    66    28    +38    57    1st, 2. Bundesliga (II)

1974-75    38    15    11    12    72    52    +20    43    7th, 2. Bundesliga (II)

1973-74    30    19      5      6    59    27    +32    43    2nd, RL Südwest (II)

                   8      1      1      6      6    14       -8      3    5th, Gruppe 1

1972-73    30      7    10    13    37    49     -12    24    13th, RL Südwest (II)

1971-72    30    10      6    14    34    42       -8    26    12th, RL Südwest (II)

1970-71    30    16      7      7    61    39    +22    39    4th, RL Südwest (II)

1969-70    30    12      8    10    47    31    +16    32    6th, RL Südwest (II)

1968-69    30    17      7      6    71    28    +43    41    3rd, RL Südwest (II)

1967-68    30    12    10      8    55    37    +18    34    5th, RL Südwest (II)

1966-67    30    21      2      7    77    31    +46    44    2nd, RL Südwest (II)

                   8      2      4      2    15    15        0      8    3rd ,Gruppe 2

1965-66    30    18      4      8    89    40    +49    40    2nd, RL Südwest (II)

                   6      2      1      3    12    11      +1      5    3rd, Gruppe 2

1964-65    34    27      4      3    92    33    +59    58    1st, RL Südwest (II)

                   6      3      0      3    12    13       -1      9    2nd, Gruppe 2

1963-64    30      6      5    19    44    72     -28    17    16th, Bundesliga (I)

1962-63    30    17      6      7    80    41    +39    40    5th, Oberliga Südwest

1961-62    30    18      6      6    79    44    +35    42    3rd, Oberliga Südwest

1960-61    30    19      4      7    71    40    +31    42    1st, Oberliga Südwest

1959-60    30    14    11      5    65    39    +26    39    3rd, Oberliga Südwest

1958-59    30    17      4      9    85    55    +30    38    4th, Oberliga Südwest

1957-58    30    14      3    13    65    54    +11    31    8th, Oberliga Südwest

1956-57    30    19      3      8    91    41    +50    41    2nd, Oberliga Südwest

1955-56    30    17      5      8    88    53    +35    39    3rd, Oberliga Südwest

1954-55    30    18      5      7    82    51    +31    41    3rd, Oberliga Südwest

1953-54    30    14      6    10    80    53    +27    34    5th, Oberliga Südwest

1952-53    30    22      2      6    89    39    +50    46    3rd, Oberliga Südwest

1951-52    30    23      4      3    80    27    +53    50    1st, Oberliga Südwest

1950-51    Internationaler Saarland Pokal

1949-50    Internationaler Saarland Pokal

1948-49    38    26      7      5  148    50    +98    59    "1st", French Ligue 2

1947-48    26    20      3      3    73    22    +51    43    2nd, Oberliga SW Nord

1946-47    14      7      2      5    30    21      +9    16    4th, Oberliga SW Nord

1945-46    18    15      1      2    69    16    +53    31    1st, Oberliga SW Nord

1944-45

1943-44    18    12      6      0    52    12    +40    30    1st, Gauliga Westmark

1942-43    18    13      3      2    47    22    +25    29    1st, Gauliga Westmark, DM finalist

1941-42    16      6      0    10    31    35       -4    12    7th, Gauliga Westmark

1940-41    14      9      2      3    35    16    +19    20    1st, Gauliga SW SP

1939-40

1938-39    18      6      2    10    31    45     -14    14    9th, Gauliga Südwest

1937-38    18      5      2    11    33    48     -15    12    8th, Gauliga Südwest

1936-37    18      6      5      7    30    37       -7    17    6th, Gauliga Südwest

1935-36    18      6      3      9    28    37       -9    15    7th, Gauliga Südwest

1934-35

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1933-34

1932-33    18      7      4      7    44    40      +4    18    5th, BL R/S Saar

1931-32    18    12      2      4    53    23    +30    26    2nd, BL R/S Saar

                 14      4      4      6    28    34       -6    12    5th, Endrunde NW

1930-31    14      7      4      3    30    22      +8    18    2nd, BL R/S Saar

                 14      6      3      5    30    30        0    19    4th, R2/3 NW

1929-30    14      6      2      6    30    23      +7    14    3rd, BL R/S Saar

                 14      3      3      8    17    23       -6      9    8th, R2/3 NW

1928-29    16      7      4      5    24    19      +5    18    5th, BL R/S Saar

1927-28    18    12      6      0    47    23    +24    30    1st, BL R/S Saar

                 14      2      0    12    19    63     -44      4    8th, Endrunde

1926-27    18    10      5      3    43    20    +23    25    2nd, BL RH/S

                   8      1      2      5      9    20     -11      4    5th, R Zweiten

1925-26    14    11      0      3    41    16    +25    22    1st, BL RH/S

                 10      1      2      7    14    35     -21      2    5th, Endrunde

1924-25    14      7      3      4    31    18    +13    18    2nd, BL RH/S

1923-24    14      5      4      5    26    22      +4    14    4th, BL RH/S

1922-23    14    10      2      2    20    11       +9    12    2nd, KL Saar

1921-22    14      6      5      3    34    20     +14    17    4th, KL Saar, Ab II

1920-21                                    24    34      -10    15    6th, KL Saar

1919-20                                      8    63      -55      7    6th, KL Saar

1918-19

1917-18

1916-17

1915-16

1914-15

1913-14                                                                       A1KWBIIISM

1912-13

1911-12

1910-11

1909-10

1908-09

1907-08

1906-07

1905-06

1904-05

1903-04

(RL = Regionalliga. DM = German championship. Gauliga SW SP = Gauliga Südwest Saarpfalz. BL R/S Saar = Bezirksliga Rhein/Saar Gruppe Saar. BL RH/S = Bezirksliga Rheinhessen/Saar. R2/3 NW = Runde der Zweiten/Dritten, Gruppe Nordwest. R Zweiten = Runde der Zweiten. KL Saar = Kriesliga Saar. Ab = Abteilung. A1KWBIIISM = A1-Klasse Westkreis Bezirk III Saar- und Moselgau.)

The football club was founded as Turnverein 1876 Malstatt in 1903, became FV Malstatt-Burbach in 1907, and FV Saarbrücken in 1909. In 1943 they were merged with SC Altenkassel and played as KSG Saarbrücken.

They reformed in 1945 as 1. FC Saarbrücken. During their year playing against the French Ligue 2 they were called FC Sarrebruck.

German databases sometimes record the year-end tables in this form: games played, goals for, goals against, points earned and points not earned, with no mention of wins, draws or losses.

I'll add the early stats as I find them.

 

The Glauberg Prince

Archaeologists examine the sandstone effigy of a Celtic warrior discovered during the examination of a mound in Glauberg, Hesse in 1996. Source.

Peter Wust

Luther Monument

The Luther Monument in Worms contains statues of all the leading figures of the Lutheran Reformation. Here's Waldo:

Source.

Understand Saarland through Maps

The dat/das line runs through Saarland. Source.

The Duchy of Lorraine and the Electorate of Trier were Catholic, but the County of Nassau-Saarbrücken was Calvinist. Source.

In the 2017 election three of four districts voted Christian Democrat, but Saarbrücken went Social Democrat. Source.

It completes a stairwell. Source.

Saarland in the French Empire

Following the 1789 Revolution, the French quickly conquered all the states on the left bank of the Rhine and reorganized them into departments. They created a Department of the Sarre which despite the name extended quite a distance beyond the River Moselle. Present day Saarland covers the southern part of La Sarre and bits of Moselle, Du Mont Tonnerre and Forêt.

Broken Church Bells

These bells of St. Mary's Church in Lübeck fell from the bell tower the night of Palm Sunday, 1942, when the RAF firebombed the city. Source.

Saarbrücken in the Changes of Time

A watercolour from Das Saarland im Wandel der Zeiten, written by Johannes Kirschweng and illustrated by Jean Morette. Source.

The text reads: Cities grow slowly. Century adds to century and renders the view richer and more varied. So it was with Saarbrücken until like many other cites it was beaten by the fist of war. What centuries had built a few hours demolished. The houses of God and men became ruins full of mourning and lamentation.

Saarbrücken got more than a few hours of war during World War Two. The RAF bombed it ten times, the US Air Force sixteen. The area was fought over by ground forces through February and March of 1945.