Karlsbrunn
Karlsbrunn is a German village, part of the municipality of Großrosseln, situated in the district of Saarbrücken, part of the federal state of Saarland. Its population is about 1,100 inhabitants.History
The town is the ancestral home of Dwight D. Eisenhower's family. The Eisenhauer family migrated from Karlsbrunn, Germany, to North America, first settling in York, Pennsylvania, in 1741. Accounts vary as to how and when the German name Eisenhauer was anglicized to Eisenhower. Eisenhower's Pennsylvania Dutch ancestors, who were primarily farmers, included Hans Nikolaus Eisenhauer of Karlsbrunn, who migrated to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1741.Geography
The village lies in the urban area of Saarbrücken, 5 km in south of Großrosseln and close to the frontier with France. The nearest French municipalities are Rosbruck, Forbach and Freyming-Merlebach.
