Gravelotte

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Gravelotte
Commune
The church in Gravelotte
The church in Gravelotte
Coat of arms of Gravelotte
Coat of arms
Location of Gravelotte
Gravelotte is located in France
Gravelotte
Gravelotte
Coordinates: 49°06′38″N 6°01′50″E / 49.1106°N 6.0306°E / 49.1106; 6.0306Coordinates: 49°06′38″N 6°01′50″E / 49.1106°N 6.0306°E / 49.1106; 6.0306
CountryFrance
RegionGrand Est
DepartmentMoselle
ArrondissementMetz
CantonLes Coteaux de Moselle
IntercommunalityMetz Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Michel Torloting[1]
Area
1
5.66 km2 (2.19 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[2]
829
 • Density150/km2 (380/sq mi)
 • Urban
429,588
Demonym(s)Gravelottin, Gravelottine
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
57256 /57130
Elevation221–325 m (725–1,066 ft)
Websitewww.gravelotte.org
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Gravelotte (German: Gravelotte) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France, with a population of 652 by 1999.

From 1871 until the end of World War I in 1918, it was the westernmost city of Germany.

History[]

Gravelotte is located between Metz and the former French-German frontier, as it was between 1870 and 1918. It was famous as the scene of the battle of 18 August 1870 between the Germans under King William of Prussia and the French under Marshal Bazaine.

The battlefield extends from the woods which border the Moselle above Metz to Roncourt, near the river Orne. Other villages which played an important part in the battle of Gravelotte were Saint-Privat, Amanvillers and Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes, all lying to the north of Gravelotte.

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References[]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  •  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Gravelotte". Encyclopædia Britannica. 12 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 383.

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