Dannelbourg

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

Dannelbourg
Commune
A replica of the Grotto of Lourdes, in Dannelbourg
Coat of arms
Location of Dannelbourg
Dannelbourg Show map of France Dannelbourg Show map of Grand Est
Coordinates: 48°44′38″N 7°14′10″E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Sarrebourg-Château-Salins
Canton	Phalsbourg
Intercommunality	Pays de Phalsbourg
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Martin[1]
Area 1	2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	506
• Density	170/km2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	57169 /57820
Elevation	219–362 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.

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

• Communes of the Moselle department