Lutzelbourg
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins | |
| Canton | Phalsbourg | |
| Community association | Pays de Phalsbourg | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 44 ' N , 7 ° 15' E | |
| height | 205-397 m | |
| surface | 5.84 km 2 | |
| Residents | 584 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 100 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57820 | |
| INSEE code | 57427 | |
| Website | Lutzelbourg | |
 Lutzelbourg seen from the castle hill |
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Lutzelbourg (German Lützelburg ) is a commune in eastern France with 584 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Sarrebourg-Château-Salins .
geography
Lutzelbourg is located about 15 kilometers east of Saarburg an der Zorn and on the parallel Rhine-Marne Canal at an altitude between 205 and 397 m above sea level. The municipality covers 5.84 km².
history
The place is named after a medieval castle Lützelburg , which was destroyed in 1523. It belonged to France from 1661, then became German again through the Peace of Frankfurt in 1871 and French again after the First World War. The region was again under German administration during the Second World War.
There has been a partnership between Lutzelbourg and Lützelburg (part of the municipality of Gablingen in Bavaria) for around 20 years, which is organized in the form of regular meetings.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2015 |
| Residents | 811 | 807 | 798 | 768 | 705 | 695 | 643 | 610 |
