Neunkirch-lès-Sarreguemines

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Coordinates: 49 ° 7 '  N , 7 ° 5'  E

St. Denis Church in Neunkirchen

Neunkirch (until 1963: Neunkirch-lès-Sarreguemines ) ( German : Neunkirchen ) is a district of Sarreguemines (France) in the region of Grand Est (2015 Lorraine ), two kilometers northeast of downtown.

History

In 1963 the place was incorporated into Saargemünd.

Attractions

  • The Romanesque church of St-Denis, the mother church of Saargemünd, was built in the 13th-15th centuries. It was rebuilt in the Gothic style in 1811 and 1849–50, enlarged and vested, with the addition of a choir and sacristy.
  • The Bliesmühle, a former "Wackenmühle" that was used to produce earthenware mass, now houses a themed museum for earthenware technology. The important collection of machines and special hand tools for the ceramic industry is unique in Europe.

Population development

year 1896 1911 1921 1936 1946 1954 1962
Residents 1900 2026 1911 1845 1699 2248 3601

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Neunkirch-lès-Sarreguemines at cassini.ehess.fr (French)