Editing Philippsburg (section)

==History==
Before 1623, Philippsburg was known as "Udenheim".

[[File:LASB K Hellwig 1030.jpg|thumb|Fortress of Udenheim 1615]]
The city was a possession of the [[Bishopric of Speyer|Bishop of Speyer]] from 1316 to 1803. The town is named after [[Philipp Christoph von Sötern]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsotern.html|title = Archbishop Philipp Christoph von Sötern &#91;Catholic-Hierarchy&#93;}}</ref> who was bishop from 1610&ndash;1652. It was ruled by [[France]] between 1644 and 1676 and again between 1688 and 1697. The city became part of the [[Grand Duchy of Baden]] in 1803.

[[File:KKP Bauernhof.jpg|thumb|left|Farm and power plant]]
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 [[Carl von Clausewitz]]. In Book VI of ''[[On War]]'', he suggested that "If a fortress cannot be located directly on a river, it is better not to place it in the immediate vicinity, but some fifty to sixty miles away; otherwise the river will cut through and interfere with its sphere of influence with respect to all the points mentioned above." He then mentions in a footnote "Philippsburg was a perfect example of how not to site a fortress. Its location was that of an idiot standing with his nose against the wall.".<ref>''On War'', Book VI, Chapter 11, p.483, Carl von Clausewitz, translated by Michael Howard and Peter Paret {{ISBN|0-679-42043-6}}</ref> The fortress was besieged in [[Siege of Philippsburg (1644)|1644]], [[Siege of Philippsburg (1676)|1676]], [[Siege of Philippsburg (1688)|1688]], and [[Siege of Philippsburg (1734)|1734]], and during the [[War of the Second Coalition]] in 1799. Following the [[Peace of Lunéville]], the fortress was demolished.