Caserne Coislin

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Caserne Coislin , around 1900 as King Ludwig's barracks in Metz.

The Caserne Coislin (1871 to 1918, while Lorraine was part of the German Empire, also King Ludwigs barracks ) was a barracks in Metz that was occupied by both infantry and cavalry. It was built in the 18th century from stone blocks (pierre de taille) on the Champ à Seille .

Historical

King Louis XIV recognized the strategic importance of the then small town of Metz and commissioned his fortress builder Vauban to examine the possibility of building a fortress. Vauban's visit in 1675 led him to say:

" Les autres places du royaume couvrent la province, Metz couvre l'État. "

("The other places of the kingdom protect the province - Metz protects the state").

The execution of his plans began in 1676 and was completed between 1728 and 1749 by his pupil Louis de Cormontaigne , Maréchal de camp and director of the fortresses. In order to be able to occupy the fortress Metz with troops, the building of barracks had become inevitable. The Bishop of Metz Henri-Charles de Coislin then decided to have two barracks built in order to alleviate the troubles of the citizens of Metz, which had resulted from the billeting of balances in private houses.

Construction and location

The Caserne Coislin was built between 1726 and 1730 on the Champ à Seille . Monsignor Cambout du Coislin spent the astronomical sum of 240,000 livres on the project . At that time the barracks was intended for infantry and cavalry and could accommodate 2,000 men. The officers' quarters were also integrated in the four wings of the facility, which was by no means a matter of course at the time.

The former barracks are located between Rue Saint Henry and Rue Royale in the west, Rue de l'Abreuvoir in the north, Rue Haute Seille in the east and Rue Cambout in the south. In addition to Place Coislin, there are also some commercial buildings and parking garages on the site.

use

The barracks were used for military purposes until the 20th century. After Alsace-Lorraine and thus Metz became German in 1871, the barracks were occupied by the 4th Magdeburg Infantry Regiment No. 67 and given the name King Ludwig Barracks . After the First World War it fell back to the French army and was given its original name again. The buildings were demolished in 1930 and the Place Coislin is located here today .

Individual evidence

  1. ^ René Bastien: "Metz devient une ville fortifiée" dans Histoire de la Lorraine , Éditions Serpenoise, 2e trimestre 1998, Metz, 224 p., ISBN 2-87692-088-3 , (p. 155-159).
  2. ↑ means fixed places, i.e. fortresses
  3. ↑ complete: Henri-Charles du Cambout, duc de Coislin
  4. ↑ Gérard Michaux, " Metz défend l'Etat " dans Histoire de Metz (dir. François-Yves Le Moigne), private, Toulouse, 1986, (p. 266)

Coordinates: 49 ° 6 '53 "  N , 6 ° 10' 48"  E