Kœnigsmacker
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Coordinates: 49°23′38″N 6°16′39″E / 49.3939°N 6.2775°ECoordinates: 49°23′38″N 6°16′39″E / 49.3939°N 6.2775°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Grand Est |
Department | Moselle |
Arrondissement | Thionville |
Canton | Metzervisse |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Zenner[1] |
Area 1 | 18.4 km2 (7.1 sq mi) |
Population (Jan. 2018)[2] | 2,251 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 57370 /57970 |
Elevation | 148–306 m (486–1,004 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Kœnigsmacker (Lorraine Franconian: Maacher/Kinneksmaacher; German: Königsmachern) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
Kœnigsmacker was the birthplace of Father Jean-Vincent Scheil (1858–1940), a French Dominican scholar and Assyriologist, who was one of the discoverers of the Code of Hammurabi in Persia. The area was the scene of fighting during World War II when the U.S. 90th Infantry Division assaulted the nearby Fort de Koenigsmacker, one of the German Moselstellung fortresses.
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References[]
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
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- Monuments of Kœnigsmacker (in French)
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- Communes of Moselle (department)
- Thionville arrondissement geography stubs