Sarrebourg
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This article is about the town in France. For the town in Germany, see Saarburg.
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 | Lorraine | |
Department | Moselle | |
Arrondissement | Sarrebourg | |
Canton | Sarrebourg | |
Intercommunality | Sarrebourg | |
Government | ||
• Mayor | Alain Marty | |
Area1 | 16.40 km2 (6.33 sq mi) | |
Population (1999)2 | 13,330 | |
• Density | 810/km2 (2,100/sq mi) | |
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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
Imperial City of Sarrebourg | |||||
Reichsstadt Saarburg (de) Ville libre de Sarrebourg (fr) |
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Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire | |||||
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Capital | Sarrebourg | ||||
Government | Republic | ||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||
• | Granted mint by Bishopric of Metz |
962 |
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• | Passed to Lorraine | 2 November 1464 Enter start year | |||
• | Gained Reichsfreiheit | Uncertain | |||
• | Passed to France by Treaty of Vincennes |
1661 1661 |
Sarrebourg (German: Saarburg, Lorraine Franconian: Saarbuerj) is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. It lies in on the upper course of the river Sarre.
It should not be confused with Saarburg in Germany.
In 1895 a Mithraeum was discovered at Sarrebourg at the mouth of the pass leading from the Vosges Mountains.
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