Lutzelbourg

Lutzelbourg (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.

Lutzelbourg
Commune
A general view of Lutzelbourg
Coat of arms
Location of Lutzelbourg
Lutzelbourg
Lutzelbourg
Coordinates: 48°44′07″N 7°15′07″E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarrebourg-Château-Salins
CantonPhalsbourg
IntercommunalityCommunauté de communes du Pays de Phalsbourg
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Bernard Perry
Area
1
5.84 km2 (2.25 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
584
 • Density100/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57427 /57820
Elevation205–397 m (673–1,302 ft)
(avg. 225 m or 738 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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 definitely destroyed during the fighting between the Count of Hanau and Franz von Sickingen in 1523.
  • View of the village with the Lutheran church, early 20th century.
  • View of the village with the train station, early 20th century.

Second World War

Coming from Metz, Adolf Hitler, Chancellor of the Reich, came to Lutzelbourg on December 26, 1940}, where he was received at the Hôtel des Vosges, for a Christmas Eve, in the presence of the troops from the sector. The armored train, parked in the Arzviller railway tunnel, was waiting for the "Führer" at 6:40 pm for the return to Berlin, where he arrived the next morning.

Local culture and heritage

Civil buildings
  • Remains of an ancient farm ;
  • Traces of a Roman tower ;
  • Port de plaisance ;
  • Castle of Lutzelbourg ;
  • Plan incliné de Saint-Louis-Arzviller (à 4 km).

Religious buildings
  • Church Saint-Michel (18th century), enlarged 1834 1869 ;
  • Lutheran Church, rue de Phalsbourg built between 1907 and 1909.
  • Chrurch Saint-Michel.
  • Lutheran Church.

Personalities linked to the municipality
  • In 1900, Eugène Koeberlé bought the castle to consolidate it, carry out archaeological excavations and restore it.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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