Château de Hombourg-Haut
The Château de Hombourg-Haut is a ruined castle in the commune of Hombourg-Haut in the Moselle département of France. There are few remains. The castle was built around 1254 by the Bishop of Metz, Jacques de Lorraine.- Type: Castle
- Description: former castle in France
- Also known as: “Château nouveau”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Collegiate Church of Saint-Étienne and Saint Catherine’s chapel.
Collegiate Church of Saint-Étienne
Church
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The Collégiale Saint-Étienne is a Gothic building in Hombourg-Haut, department of Moselle, in the cultural and historical region Lorraine, Grand Est. Collegiate Church of Saint-Étienne is situated 130 metres southwest of Château de Hombourg-Haut.
Saint Catherine’s chapel
Church
Photo: Webmasterhombourg, Public domain.
The Chapelle Sainte Catherine is a Roman Catholic chapel located in Hombourg-Haut, in the historic region of Lorraine, France. Built by the knight Simon of Hombourg between 1250 and 1270, it initially was a private chapel, surrounded by the buildings of the knights' castle. Saint Catherine’s chapel is situated 440 metres northeast of Château de Hombourg-Haut.
Chapelle Saint-Nicolas de Hombourg-Bas
Church
Photo: Aimelaime, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Chapelle Saint-Nicolas de Hombourg-Bas is a church, which is situated 500 metres northeast of Château de Hombourg-Haut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freyming-Merlebach and Karlsbrunn.
Freyming-Merlebach
Town
Photo: Jean-Marc Pascolo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Freyming-Merlebach is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is part of the agglomeration of Saarbrücken and Forbach. Freyming-Merlebach is situated 3½ km northeast of Château de Hombourg-Haut.
Karlsbrunn
Village
Karlsbrunn is a German village that is part of the municipality of Großrosseln. It is situated in the district of Saarbrücken, which is part of the federal state of Saarland. Its population is about 1,000 inhabitants. Karlsbrunn is situated 6 km north of Château de Hombourg-Haut.
Saint-Avold
Town
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Saint-Avold is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France. It is situated twenty-eight miles east of Metz, France and seventeen miles southwest of Saarbrücken, Germany. Saint-Avold is situated 6 km southwest of Château de Hombourg-Haut.
Château de Hombourg-Haut
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Hombourg-Haut, Arrondissement de Forbach-Boulay-Moselle, Moselle, Grand Est, France, Europe
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Latitude
49.1275° or 49° 7′ 39″ northLongitude
6.78169° or 6° 46′ 54″ eastInception
1250Open location code
8FX84QGJ+XMOpenStreetMap ID
way 316374669OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q25037289
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