Philippsbourg
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Philippsbourg | |
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| View of the village and the valley of the Falkensteinerbach View of the village and the valley of the Falkensteinerbach | |
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Coat of arms of Philippsbourg Coat of arms | |
Philippsbourg is located in France Philippsbourg Philippsbourg is located in Grand Est Philippsbourg | |
| Coordinates: 48°59′N 7°34′E / 48.98°N 7.57°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarreguemines |
| Canton | Bitche |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays de Bitche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Mathieu Muller[1] |
Area 1 | 23.71 km2 (9.15 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57541 /57230 |
| Elevation | 205–510 m (673–1,673 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Philippsbourg (French: [filipsbuʁ]; German: Philippsburg [ˈfɪlɪpsbʊʁk] ; Lorraine Franconian: Phillipsburch; Alsatian: Phillipsbueri) is a commune in the department of Moselle, administrative region of Grand Est, northeastern France. The village belongs to the Pays de Bitche and to the Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park.
Sites and monuments
- Château du Falkenstein, 12th-century ruined castle, built for surveillance of the Zinsel valley
- Château de Rothenbourg, castle ruins dating from the 9th century
- Château de Helfenstein, ruins of a castle already destroyed in 1437
See also
References
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in français). 2 December 2020.
External links
- File:Commons-logo.svg Media related to Philippsbourg at Wikimedia Commons
