many schools. Saarbrücken is also home to a bilingual (German-French high school). In January 2014 the Saarland state government announced its aim of making the region fully bilingual in German and French by 2043. Sports The Saar competed in the qualifying section of the 1954 FIFA World Cup, but failed after coming second to West Germany but ahead of Norway. It also competed as Saar in the 1952 Summer Olympics and the field handball world championships in the beginning of the 1950s. Museums Feinmechanisches Museum Fellenbergmühle Grube Düppenweiler Haus Ludwig Kunstforum Baden-Badener Versicherung, a former art museum from 1992 to 2016 Zentrum für Biodokumentation Notes References Further reading Long, Bronson. No Easy Occupation: French Control of the German Saar, 1944-1957 (Boydell & Brewer, 2015). Wiskemann, Elizabeth. "The Saar" History Today (Aug 1953) 3$8 pp 553–560. External links Official governmental portal Statistics office Describes the contest for the Saar over the centuries. NUTS 1 statistical regions of the European Union States and territories established in 1957 1957 establishments in West Germany States of Germany