Guerstling
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Forbach-Boulay-Moselle | |
| Canton | Bouzonville | |
| Community association | Bouzonvillois-Trois Frontières | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 20 ' N , 6 ° 35' E | |
| height | 185-323 m | |
| surface | 4.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 415 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 94 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57320 | |
| INSEE code | 57273 | |
| Website | http://www.guerstling.fr | |
 Saint-Maurice Church |
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Guerstling (German Gerstlingen ) is a French commune with 415 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
geography
The place is in the north of the historical Lorraine region , on the German-French border, in the vicinity of the Saarland Niedaltdorf , on the river Nied .
history
The community was first mentioned in 1283 as Guerselanges . Other names were Gerselinga (1544), Görselingen an der Nied (1555), Gerstlingen sur la Nied (1600), Guerchelin (1742) and Gersling (1779).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2015 |
| Residents | 337 | 361 | 348 | 326 | 303 | 343 | 358 | 417 |
Attractions
- Church Saint-Maurice in 1830
Web links
Commons : Guerstling - collection of images, videos and audio files
