Lutzelbourg

Lutzelbourg
Commune
A general view of Lutzelbourg
Coat of arms
Location of Lutzelbourg
Lutzelbourg Location within France Show map of France Lutzelbourg Location within Grand Est Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°44′07″N 7°15′07″E / 48.7353°N 7.2519°E / 48.7353; 7.2519
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Sarrebourg-Château-Salins
Canton	Phalsbourg
Intercommunality	CC du Pays de Phalsbourg
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Grégoire Perry
Area 1	5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Elevation	225 m (738 ft)
Highest elevation	397 m (1,302 ft)
Lowest elevation	205 m (673 ft)
Population  (2023)	551
• Density	94.3/km2 (244/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57427 /57820
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

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

Geography

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

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

• 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 ruined during the fighting between the Count of Hanau and Franz von Sickingen in 1523.

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  View of the village with the Lutheran church, early 20th century.
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  View of the village with the train station, early 20th century.

Politics and administration

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Demography

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Local culture and heritage

See also

• Communes of the Moselle department

References

External links

• Media related to Lutzelbourg at Wikimedia Commons