Philippsbourg
Encyclopedia
Philippsbourg is a commune
in the Moselle
department in Lorraine
in north-eastern France
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Communes of France
The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
in the Moselle
Moselle
Moselle is a department in the east of France named after the river Moselle.- History :Moselle is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790...
department in Lorraine
Lorraine (région)
Lorraine is one of the 27 régions of France. The administrative region has two cities of equal importance, Metz and Nancy. Metz is considered to be the official capital since that is where the regional parliament is situated...
in north-eastern France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
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Sites and monuments
- Château du FalkensteinChâteau du FalkensteinThe Château du Falkenstein is a ruined castle in the commune of Philippsbourg in the Moselle département of France, at the heart of the Parc naturel régional des Vosges du Nord. This semi-troglodyte castle dominates the Zinsel valley.- History :...
, 12th century ruined castle, built for surveillance of the Zinsel valley. - Château de RothenbourgChâteau de RothenbourgThe Château de Rothenbourg is a ruined castle in the commune of Philippsbourg in the Moselle département of France.- History :The castle, built on a hill called Rothenberg or Rodenberg, to the north of another castle, the Château du Falkenstein, dates back to the 9th century...
, castle ruins dating from the 9th century. - Château du HelfensteinChâteau du HelfensteinThe Château du Helfenstein is a ruined castle in the commune of Philippsbourg in the Moselle département of France.- History :The castle is located 100 m from another castle, the Château du Falkenstein. The castle was mentioned in the 14th century as the property of the Dukes of Lorraine. It passed...
, ruins of a castle already destroyed in 1437.