Sarrebourg

Sarrebourg (French pronunciation: [saʁbuʁ]; also German: Saarburg, pronounced [ˈzaːɐ̯bʊʁk]; Lorraine Franconian: Saarbuerj; older Latin: Pons Saravi) is a commune of northeastern France.

Sarrebourg
Saarburg
The former town hall in Sarrebourg
Location of Sarrebourg
Sarrebourg
Sarrebourg
Coordinates: 48°44′N 7°03′E
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementSarrebourg-Château-Salins
CantonSarrebourg
IntercommunalitySarrebourg - Moselle Sud
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Alain Marty
Area
1
16.40 km2 (6.33 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
12,359
  Density750/km2 (2,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
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.
Imperial City of Sarrebourg
Reichsstadt Saarburg (de)
Ville libre de Sarrebourg (fr)
? – 1661
StatusFree Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire
CapitalSarrebourg
GovernmentRepublic
Historical eraMiddle Ages
 Granted mint by
    Bishopric of Metz
 
962
 Passed to Lorraine
2 November 1464
 Gained Reichsfreiheit
Uncertain
 Passed to France by
    Treaty of Vincennes
 
1661 1661
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Duchy of Lorraine
Early modern France

In 1895 a Mithraeum was discovered at Sarrebourg at the mouth of the pass leading from the Vosges Mountains.

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