Habkirchen

Habkirchen is the smallest village (Ortsteil) in the municipality of Mandelbachtal in Saarland, Federal Republic of Germany. Habkirchen is located in the southern Blies valley, in the Saarpfalz-Kreis. where the Mandelbach flows into the Blies. The district is strongly hilly and agricultural in character. The climate is influenced by the Atlantic. The average annual precipitation is 786 millimetres (30.9 in), the rainiest time is in the spring months. The average annual temperature is 9 °C (48 °F). The long-term mean temperature medium does not drop below 0 °C (32 °F), even in January. The prevailing wind direction is west/southwest. The bioclimate is mild to gentle. Habkirchen is primarily a residential and commuter community.