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Hombourg-Haut

Hombourg-Haut
View from the train station of old Hambourg
View from the train station of old Hambourg
Coat of arms of Hombourg-Haut
Coat of arms
Hombourg-Haut is located in France
Hombourg-Haut
Hombourg-Haut
Coordinates: 49°07′36″N 6°46′43″E / 49.1267°N 6.7786°E / 49.1267; 6.7786Coordinates: 49°07′36″N 6°46′43″E / 49.1267°N 6.7786°E / 49.1267; 6.7786
Country France
Region Grand Est
Department Moselle
Arrondissement Forbach-Boulay-Moselle
Canton Freyming-Merlebach
Intercommunality
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacques Furlan
Area1 12.25 km2 (4.73 sq mi)
Population (2006)2 8,343
 • Density 680/km2 (1,800/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 57332 / 57470
Elevation 209–354 m (686–1,161 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Hombourg-Haut (German: Oberhomburg) is a commune located in the department of Moselle, region of Grand Est, north-eastern France.

Hombourg-Haut is an old medieval fortress town, built in the thirteenth century by the bishops of Metz. The village lies at the foot of the imposing collegiate church in a green and wooded landscape.

Italy San Giorgio di Pesaro, Italy

Théodore Gouvy (1819-1898) composer



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