Territory of the Saar Basin

Territory of the Saar Basin
*Saarbeckengebiet, Saarterritorium* (German)
*Territoire du bassin de la Sarre* (French)
Territory of the Saar Basin Saarbeckengebiet, Saarterritorium (German); Territoire du bassin de la Sarre (French)
1920–1935
	Flag Coat of arms
	Maps of the Territory of the Saar Basin ; -The Saar Basin (red) -The Saar Basin (purple)
Status	Territory under League of Nations protection
Capital	Saarbrücken
Common languages	French; German; Rhine Franconian; Moselle Franconian
Government	Special territory
Commission Chairman
• 1920–1926	Victor Rault
• 1926–1927	G. W. Stephens
• 1927–1932	Ernest Wilton
• 1932–1935	Geoffrey Knox
President of the Landesrat
• 1922–1924	B. Koßmann
• 1924–1935	Peter Scheuer
Historical era	Interwar period
• Treaty of Versailles took effect	10 January 1920
• Plebiscite	13 January 1935
• Disestablished	1 March 1935
Population
• 1933	812,000
Currency	Saar franc
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Free State of Prussia
	Rhine Province
	Bavaria
	Circle of the Rhine
Gau Westmark
Today part of	Germany

The Territory of the Saar Basin (German: Saarbeckengebiet, Saarterritorium;^[1] French: Territoire du bassin de la Sarre) was a region occupied and governed by the United Kingdom and France from 1920 to 1935 under a League of Nations mandate. It had its own flag (adopted on July 28, 1920): a blue, white, and black horizontal tricolour. The blue and white stood for Bavaria, and white and black for Prussia, out of whose lands the Saar Territory was formed. Initially, the occupation was under the auspices of the Treaty of Versailles.^[2] Its population in 1933 was 812,000, and its capital was Saarbrücken.^[3] The territory closely corresponds with the modern German state of Saarland, but was slightly smaller in area.^[4] After a plebiscite was held in 1935, it was returned to Germany.^[5]

^ 1952 (in German). Walter de Gruyter. 1 January 2000. ISBN 978-3-4867-1832-4.
^ Article 45-50 with Annex, Treaty of Versailles
^ "Saarland: Heads of Administration: 1920–1935". Archontology.org. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
^ The extent of the territory is specified in Article 48, Treaty of Versailles
^ Stahn, Carsten (2008). The Law and Practice of International Territorial Administration. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511585937. ISBN 978-0-521-87800-5.

[1] 1952 (in German). Walter de Gruyter. 1 January 2000. ISBN 978-3-4867-1832-4.

[2] Article 45-50 with Annex, Treaty of Versailles

[archontology-3] "Saarland: Heads of Administration: 1920–1935". Archontology.org. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

[4] The extent of the territory is specified in Article 48, Treaty of Versailles

[stahn08-5] Stahn, Carsten (2008). The Law and Practice of International Territorial Administration. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511585937. ISBN 978-0-521-87800-5.

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