Lutzelbourg (French pronunciation: [lytsəlbuʁ]; German: Lützelburg) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. This town is located in the historic region of Lorraine and is part of the country of Sarrebourg.

Lutzelbourg
A general view of Lutzelbourg
A general view of Lutzelbourg
Coat of arms of Lutzelbourg
Location of Lutzelbourg
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Lutzelbourg is located in France
Lutzelbourg
Lutzelbourg
Lutzelbourg is located in Grand Est
Lutzelbourg
Lutzelbourg
Coordinates: 48°44′07″N 7°15′07″E / 48.7353°N 7.2519°E / 48.7353; 7.2519
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarrebourg-Château-Salins
CantonPhalsbourg
IntercommunalityCC du Pays de Phalsbourg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Grégoire Perry[1]
Area
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5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
564
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57427 /57820
Elevation205–397 m (673–1,302 ft)
(avg. 225 m or 738 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Its inhabitants are called the Lutzelbourgeois. It is located on the Marne-Rhine Canal.

Geography

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Crossed by the Marne-Rhine canal, the town of Lutzelbourg is located 3.5 km from Phalsbourg, 10 km from Saverne and 4 km from the inclined plane of Saint-Louis-Arzviller. The village is surrounded by four hills.

Lutzelbourg station is on the Line from Paris-Est to Strasbourg-Ville and was the origin of the old Line from Lutzelbourg to Drulingen, now downgraded and deposited.

The cycle path along the Marne-Rhine canal leads to Saverne, Strasbourg or Sarrebourg.

Twinning of towns between Lutzelbourg / Moselle and Lützelburg (Gablingen) / Bavaria. For about 20 years, a partnership has taken the form of regular meetings.

Toponymy

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The name can be broken down into two terms in Middle High German: " lützel ", namely "small", and " Burg ", namely "fortified place, castle" (although this gave the term "bourg" in French with a completely different meaning). Finally, the name translates to "small fortification". It is the same etymology as that of the city of Luxembourg which is always called `` Lëtzebuerg in Luxembourgish.

History

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  • In the 12th century, the seigneury came under the bishop of Metz.
  • The stronghold was besieged and destroyed by the Duke of Lorraine in 1151.
  • In the 16th century, the castle had become a den of brigands; it was definitely destroyed during the fighting between the Count of Hanau and Franz von Sickingen in 1523.

Second World War

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Coming from Metz, Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of the Reich, came to Lutzelbourg on 26 December 1940, where he was received at the Hôtel des Vosges, for a Christmas Eve, in the presence of the troops from the sector. The armored train, parked in the Arzviller railway tunnel, was waiting for the "Führer" at 6:40 pm for the return to Berlin, where he arrived the next morning.

Politics and administration

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Demography

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Local culture and heritage

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Places and monuments

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Civil buildings

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Religious buildings

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  • Church Saint-Michel (18th century), enlarged 1834 1869 ;
  • Lutheran Church, rue de Phalsbourg built between 1907 and 1909.

Personalities linked to the municipality

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  • In 1900, Eugène Koeberlé bought the castle to consolidate it, carry out archaeological excavations and restore it.

Heraldry

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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