Sarrebourg
Sarrebourg
Saarburg | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
The former town hall in Sarrebourg | |
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Coordinates: 48°44′N 7°03′E / 48.74°N 7.05°ECoordinates: 48°44′N 7°03′E / 48.74°N 7.05°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Moselle |
Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins |
Canton | Sarrebourg |
Intercommunality | Sarrebourg - Moselle Sud |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Alain Marty |
Area 1 | 16.40 km2 (6.33 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[1] | 12,331 |
• Density | 750/km2 (1,900/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 57630 /57400 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Imperial City of Sarrebourg Reichsstadt Saarburg (de) Ville libre de Sarrebourg (fr) | |||||||||
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Status | Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||||||
Capital | Sarrebourg | ||||||||
Government | Republic | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Granted mint by Bishopric of Metz | 962 | ||||||||
• Passed to Lorraine | 2 November 1464 | ||||||||
• Gained Reichsfreiheit | Uncertain | ||||||||
1661 1661 | |||||||||
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Sarrebourg (French pronunciation: [saʁbuʁ]; also German: Saarburg, pronounced [ˈzaːɐ̯bʊʁk]; Lorraine Franconian: Saarbuerj; Latin: Pons Saravi) is a commune in the French department of Moselle, Lorraine, administrative region of Grand Est, northeastern France. It lies in on the upper course of the river Saar.
In 1895 a Mithraeum was discovered at Sarrebourg at the mouth of the pass leading from the Vosges Mountains.
References[]
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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