King smack
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Thionville | |
| Canton | Metzervisse | |
| Community association | Arc Mosellan | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 24 ' N , 6 ° 17' E | |
| height | 148-306 m | |
| surface | 18.40 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,244 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 122 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57970 | |
| INSEE code | 57370 | |
Kœnigsmacker ( German Königsmachern , Lorraine Maacher ) is a French commune with 2244 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
geography
The community is located on the right bank of the Moselle , opposite Cattenom , about halfway between Thionville and the border triangle France-Germany-Luxembourg. The village of Métrich ( Metrich ), a little to the east, also belongs to the municipality .
history
The place was initially called Machra in the Middle Ages . From 1320 it was fortified by Johann von Luxemburg , King of Bohemia, from which the place name is derived.
Kœnigsmacker has belonged to France since 1661. After the French Revolution , the place was temporarily called Freymacker .
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
| Residents | 1531 | 1439 | 1556 | 1603 | 1722 | 1893 | 2010 | 2244 |
Attractions
- Saint Martin Church
- Remains of a Roman road
- former castle, now a farm
- Fortress, built between 1908 and 1914
- Wayside shrine from the 18th century
Saint Martin Church
Saint-Sébastien-Saint-Roch chapel
Saint-Hubert chapel in the Métrich district
Cemetery chapel
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.canner.fr/spip.php?article174 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Community presentation (French)