Philippsburg

Philippsburg
Philippsburg
Municipality
	Coat of arms
	Location of Philippsburg
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Karlsruhe
Government
• Mayor	Stefan Martus
Area
• Total	50.56 km2 (19.52 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population (2022-12-31)
• Total	13,882
• Density	270/km2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes	76661
Dialling codes	07256
Vehicle registration	KA
Website	www.philippsburg.de

Philippsburg is a town in Germany, in the district of Karlsruhe in Baden-Württemberg.

History

Before 1632, Philippsburg was known as "Udenheim".

The city was a possession of the Bishop of Speyer from 1371–1718. The town is named after Philipp Christoph von Sötern, who was bishop from 1610–1652. It was ruled by France between 1644 and 1676 and again between 1688 and 1697. The city finally part of Grand Duchy of Baden in 1803.

Historically, possession of the town was disputed between Germany and France. Formerly, there was a fortress located at the town, whose location was mentioned by Carl von Clausewitz. In Book VI of On War, he suggested that "If a fortress cannot be located directly on a river, it is better not to place it in the immediate vicinity, but some fifty to sixty miles away; otherwise the river will cut through and interfere with its sphere of influence with respect to all the points mentioned above." He then mentions in a footnote "Philippsburg was a perfect example of how not to site a fortress. Its location was that of an idiot standing with his nose against the wall.".^[2] The fortress was besieged in 1688 and 1734.

Miscellaneous

The town is the site of the Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant and a Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company plant.

References

^ "Bevölkerung nach Nationalität und Geschlecht am 31. Dezember 2022" [Population by nationality and sex as of December 31, 2022] (CSV) (in German). Statistisches Landesamt Baden-Württemberg. June 2023.
^ On War, Book VI, Chapter 11, p.483, Carl von Clausewitz, translated by Michael Howard and Peter Paret ISBN 0-679-42043-6