Philippsbourg
Not to be confused with Philippsburg.
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View of the village and the valley of the Falkensteinerbach | ||
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  Philippsbourg | ||
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Location within Grand Est region  Philippsbourg | ||
| Coordinates: 48°59′N 7°34′E / 48.98°N 7.57°ECoordinates: 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 (2008–2014) | Jean-Paul Droval | |
| Area1 | 23.71 km2 (9.15 sq mi) | |
| Population (2006)2 | 550 | |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57541 / 57230 | |
| Elevation | 205–510 m (673–1,673 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
Philippsbourg (German: Philippsburg, Lorraine Franconian: Phillipsburch, Alsatian: Phillipsbueri) is a commune in the Moselle department of the Grand Est administrative region in north-eastern 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 du Helfenstein, ruins of a castle already destroyed in 1437
See also
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