Dannelbourg

Dannelbourg
Commune
A replica of the Grotto of Lourdes, in Dannelbourg
Coat of arms
Location of Dannelbourg
Dannelbourg
Dannelbourg
Coordinates: 48°44′38″N 7°14′10″E / 48.7439°N 7.2361°E / 48.7439; 7.2361
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarrebourg-Château-Salins
CantonPhalsbourg
IntercommunalityPays de Phalsbourg
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Pierre Martin[1]
Area
1
2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
506
 • Density170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57169 /57820
Elevation219–362 m (719–1,188 ft)
(avg. 305 m or 1,001 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Dannelbourg (French pronunciation: [danɛlbuʁ]; German: Dannelburg) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.

History

The commune was part of the principality of Phalsbourg and Lixheim. It was ceded to France in 1661 in accordance with the Treaty of Vincennes.[3]

Dannelbourg was integrated into Alsace-Lorraine following the French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, then returned to France following the First World War in 1918.

Historical, cultural and architectural heritage

Gallo-Roman remains are observable in the village.

The church Saint-Jean-Baptiste, built during the 19th century. It houses an old organ from the basilica Saint-Epvre in Nancy.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ Henri Lepage, Le département de La Meurthe : statistique historique et administrative, deuxième partie, 1843
  4. ^ "Dannelbourg, église Saint Jean-Baptiste". Les orgues de France.


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