Lutzelbourg () is a

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in the Moselle department in

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in north-eastern

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. This town is located in the historic region of Lorraine and is part of the country of Sarrebourg. 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. Image:Lutzelbourg.jpg, View of the village with the Lutheran church, early 20th century. Image:Lutzel2.jpg, 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.

Politics and administration

Demography

Local culture and heritage

Places and monuments

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. Image:Lutzelbourg Église Saint-Michel.jpg, Chrurch Saint-Michel. Image:Lutzelbourg Église luthérienne.jpg, Lutheran Church.

Personalities linked to the municipality

* In 1900, Eugène Koeberlé bought the castle to consolidate it, carry out archaeological excavations and restore it.