Sarrebourg
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Location within Lorraine region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Lorraine |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg |
| Canton | Sarrebourg |
| Intercommunality | Sarrebourg |
| Mayor | Alain Marty |
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| Land area1 | 16.40 km2 (6.33 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 13,330 (1999) |
| - Density | 813 /km2 (2,110 /sq mi) |
| 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. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Coordinates: 48°44′07″N 7°03′16″E / 48.7353°N 7.0544°E
| Imperial City of Sarrebourg Reichsstadt Saarburg (de) Ville libre de Sarrebourg (fr) |
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| Free Imperial City of the Holy Roman Empire | ||||
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| Capital | Sarrebourg | |||
| Government | Republic | |||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | |||
| - Granted mint by Bishopric of Metz |
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| - Passed to Lorraine | 2 November 1464 Enter start year | |||
| - Gained Reichsfreiheit | Uncertain | |||
| - Passed to France by Treaty of Vincennes |
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Sarrebourg (German: Saarburg) is a commune in the Moselle department in Lorraine in north-eastern France. It lies in on the upper course of the river Sarre.
It should not be confused with Saarburg in Germany.
In 1895 a Mithraeum was discovered at Sarrebourg at the mouth of the pass leading from the Vosges Mountains.
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