Dannelbourg

Dannelbourg
Dannelbourg
Commune
	A replica of the Grotto of Lourdes, in Dannelbourg
	Coat of arms
	Location of Dannelbourg
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	Coordinates: 48°44′38″N 7°14′10″E / 48.7439°N 7.2361°E
Country	France
Region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Sarrebourg-Château-Salins
Canton	Phalsbourg
Intercommunality	Pays de Phalsbourg
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre Martin
Area 1	2.95 km2 (1.14 sq mi)
Population (2021)	504
• 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.

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.

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]

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Henri Lepage, Le département de La Meurthe : statistique historique et administrative, deuxième partie, 1843
^ "Dannelbourg, église Saint Jean-Baptiste". Les orgues de France.

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