Philippsburg

:"Not to be confused with Phillipsburg or Philipsburg".Infobox German Location
name=Philippsburg
name_local=
image_photo=Philippsburg_Bf.jpg
image_coa = Wappen Philippsburg.png
state = Baden-Württemberg
regbzk = Karlsruhe
district = Karlsruhe
population =12562
population_as_of = 2005-12-31
population_ref = [http://www.statistik.baden-wuerttemberg.de/ source]
area = 50.56
elevation = 100
lat_deg=49 | lat_min=14 | lat_sec=0 | lat_hem=N
lon_deg=08 | lon_min=27 | lon_sec=0 | lon_hem=E
postal_code = 76661
area_code =07256
licence = KA
mayor = Stefan Martus
website = [http://www.philippsburg.de/ www.philippsburg.de]

Philippsburg is a city 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, one of whom was Philipp Christoph von Sötern (bishop from 1610–1652), who gave the town its name.

Historically, possession of the town was disputed between Germany and France.Formerly there was a fortress (whose design was described by Carl von Clausewitz as "a badly-patterned one resembling a fool with his nose too close to a wall."), which was the site of a siege during the War of the Polish Succession.

Miscellaneous

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

External links

* [http://www.philippsburg.de Official website] de icon
*http://www.clausewitz.com/CWZHOME/VomKriege2/BK6ch11.html