But its state election this Sunday is viewed by some as being the first test of Chancellor Angela Merkel's strength ahead of the national election in September. But today's Saarland also was long influenced by the French, especially after it became a French province in 1684. It also voted to join West Germany after the Second World WarChancellor Konrad Adenauer in Saarland on January 1st, 1957, when the state joined West Germany. Their dialect often refers to women and girls as ‘it’The Saarland state website is quick to point out that they don’t have just one single dialect. For such a small state, Saarland actually has more three-star Michelin restaurants than Berlin or Munich.

Source: The Local March 23, 2017 15:44 UTC