Philippsbourg
Commune in Grand Est, France
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Philippsbourg (French: [filipsbuʁ]; German: Philippsburg [ˈfɪlɪpsbʊʁk] ⓘ; Lorraine Franconian: Phillipsburch; Alsatian: Phillipsbueri) is a commune in the department of Moselle, administrative region of Grand Est, northeastern France.
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View of the village and the valley of the Falkensteinerbach | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Philippsbourg | |
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| Coordinates: 48°59′N 7°34′E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarreguemines |
| Canton | Bitche |
| Intercommunality | CC du Pays de Bitche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Mathieu Muller[1] |
Area 1 | 23.71 km2 (9.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 613 |
| • Density | 25.9/km2 (67.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57541 /57230 |
| Elevation | 205–510 m (673–1,673 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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 de Helfenstein, ruins of a castle already destroyed in 1437
