Sarrebourg

Sarrebourg Saarburg
Subprefecture and commune
The former town hall in Sarrebourg
Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 48°44′N 7°03′E / 48.74°N 7.05°E / 48.74; 7.05Coordinates: 48°44′N 7°03′E / 48.74°N 7.05°E / 48.74; 7.05
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)
? – 1661
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
• Passed to France by     Treaty of Vincennes	1661 1661
Preceded by Succeeded by Duchy of Lorraine Early modern France

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.

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