Saint-Privat-la-Montagne
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region | Grand Est | |
Department | Moselle | |
Arrondissement | Metz | |
Canton | Rombas | |
Community association | Metz Métropole | |
Coordinates | 49 ° 11 ' N , 6 ° 2' E | |
height | 280-342 m | |
surface | 5.84 km 2 | |
Residents | 1,839 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 315 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 57855 | |
INSEE code | 57622 | |
Saint-Privat Church |
Saint-Privat-la-Montagne ( German Sankt Privat ) is a French commune with 1,839 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ), a little northwest of Metz .
history
The village was founded by the monks in the fifth century and named after the bishop and martyr Privatus von Mende (French: Saint-Privat ).
In the Franco-Prussian War on August 18, 1870, the last battle for the encirclement of Metz took place near the town . At around 4 p.m., the Prussian artillery began to fire on the town from the outskirts of Sainte-Marie-aux-Chênes . The walls around gardens and quickly dug trenches gave the French soldiers cover and protection from the artillery fire. In the subsequent infantry attack, around 14,000 Prussians lost their lives. The new French Chassepot rifle , which had about 400 feet more range, cost the attacking Prussian Guard Division a very high blood toll. The attack stalled. Only when the Saxon troops from Roubaix intervened in the event towards evening could St. Privat be taken. The battle for the town of St. Privat was part of the battle of Gravelotte , a neighboring community. Therefore, in the Phaleristics of the double battle Gravelotte / St. Speaking privately.
Population development
year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2017 |
Residents | 1109 | 1105 | 1195 | 1297 | 1398 | 1374 | 1529 | 1839 |
Personalities
- Hermann Anacker (born July 18, 1917 in Sankt Privat; † May 4, 2019), German radiologist and university professor