Hombourg-Haut | ||
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View from the train station of old Hambourg
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Coordinates: 49°07′36″N 6°46′43″E / 49.1267°N 6.7786°ECoordinates: 49°07′36″N 6°46′43″E / 49.1267°N 6.7786°E | ||
Country | France | |
Region | Grand Est | |
Department | Moselle | |
Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle | |
Canton | Freyming-Merlebach | |
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• 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.
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