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| Philippsburg | ||
| federal state | Baden-Wuerttemberg | |
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| Residents | 13.615 (2019) | |
| height | 99 m | |
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background
Philippsburg is a city in Hardtwald in the Upper Rhine Plain. Philippsburg emerged from a place called Udenheim, which was first mentioned in a document in 764 and had city rights since 1338. During this time the place was the residence of the prince-bishops of Speyer. Shortly before the Thirty Years War, Bishop Philipp Christoph von Sötern left his residence in a mighty fortress called Philippsburg Remove. It was of little use, the fortress was repeatedly conquered and destroyed, the last time in 1799 by troops from the French Revolution. Then it was finally razed.
The two districts belong to Philippsburg Huttenheim and Rheinsheim. The Philippsburg nuclear power plant is located on the Rheinschanzinsel.
getting there
By plane
The nearest easily accessible airports are the Karlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport as well as the Frankfurt am Main airport.
By train
Philippsburg lies on the railway line between Karlsruhe and Speyer, regional trains stop here.
In the street
From the west one comes over the B35 from direction Germersheim, from the north you come from direction Mannheim and Hockenheim to Philippsburg. It's not far to the east of the city A5 and the connection points 
40, 41 and 42.
mobility
Tourist Attractions
- Fortress and Arms History Museum. Tel.: (0)7256 87-121. Visit by appointment.Price: Admission is free.
In the cityscape of Philippsburg there are a number of monuments and fountains, the majority of which were donated by Franz Burdawho was born here.
- Philip Fountain
- Soaring birds
- Memorial of Peace
More monuments
- The Philippsburg Drummer
- Spherical monument
- Salmpyramid
