Rombas
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Moselle | |
Arrondissement | Metz | |
Canton | Rombas (main town) | |
Community association | Pays Orne Moselle | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 15 ′ N , 6 ° 6 ′ E | |
height | 162-383 m | |
surface | 11.69 km 2 | |
Residents | 9,882 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 845 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 57120 | |
INSEE code | 57591 | |
Website | http://www.rombas.com | |
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Rombas (German Rombach , Lorraine Rombéch ) is a French commune with 9882 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (before 2016 Lorraine ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Metz and is the capital of the canton of Rombas .
geography
The municipality of Rombas is located about 20 kilometers northwest of Metz in the Orne Valley .
history
The place is named after a Franconian named Rumo, who took possession of the area in the 7th century . In 972 the place is mentioned as Romesbach , the French name first appeared in 1185 as Romesbas . Then Romebar (1264), Roumebac (1285), Rombar (1298), Romba ou Redingen (1572), Rombach (18th century).
Since the Middle Ages, Rombas has been on the French side of the historical German-French language border , which ran just a few kilometers to the east.
Population development | ||||||||
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year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
Residents | 10,492 | 12,412 | 13.303 | 11,733 | 10,844 | 10,742 | 10,061 | 9882 |
economy
Rombas was once shaped by the steel industry , at times up to eight blast furnaces were in operation. Among other things, they belonged to the Rombach ironworks .
traffic
The Rombas-Clouange stop is on the Saint-Hilaire-au-Temple-Hagondange railway line .
partnership
Rombas maintains a partnership with the Hessian city of Heringen (Werra) .
Reformed Church ( EPRAL )
Personalities
- Hans Bardo (1901–?), Victim of National Socialism
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Bouteiller - Dictionnaire topographique de l'ancien département de la Moselle