Philippsburg

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Philippsburg
Town
Coat of arms
Location of Philippsburg within Karlsruhe district
Philippsburg Show map of Germany Philippsburg Show map of Baden-Württemberg
Coordinates: 49°14′N 08°27′E / 49.233°N 8.450°E / 49.233; 8.450
Country	Germany
State	Baden-Württemberg
Admin. region	Karlsruhe
District	Karlsruhe
Government
• Mayor (2021–29)	Stefan Martus[1]
Area
• Total	50.56 km2 (19.52 sq mi)
Elevation	100 m (300 ft)
Population  (2022-12-31)[2]
• 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 (German pronunciation: [ˈfɪlɪpsˌbʊʁk] ^ⓘ) is a town in the district of Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

History

Before 1623, Philippsburg was known as "Udenheim".

The city was a possession of the

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

Miscellaneous

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

People

• Franz Burda (1903-1986), publisher

Bibliography

The siege of Philippsburg is covered in Clausewitz's campaign history.

• Clausewitz, Carl von (2021). The Coalition Crumbles, Napoleon Returns: The 1799 Campaign in Italy and Switzerland, Volume 2. Trans and ed. Nicholas Murray and Christopher Pringle. Lawrence, Kansas: University Press of Kansas.
  ISBN 978-0-7006-3034-9

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Philippsburg.

• "Philippsburg" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 400.
• Official website (in German)
• [1] - Note that this is a link to the free, outdated 1873 translation of On War
• Translation of German Wikipedia article, which is much more complete