Saint-Privat-la-Montagne

Saint-Privat-la-Montagne
region	Grand Est
Department	Moselle
Arrondissement	Metz
Canton	Rombas
Community association	Metz Métropole
Coordinates	49 ° 11 ' N , 6 ° 2' E 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 ).

"The Gardecops during the storming of St. Privat la Montagne in the battle of Gravelotte." Original drawing by Christian Sell from the "Gazebo"

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

Web links

Commons : Saint-Privat-la-Montagne - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Alphonse de Neuville : The Saint-Privat cemetery. 1881, the cemetery became a battlefield - the French troops, recognizable by their red trousers, are on their last legs against the Prussian army. With the picture the painter shows the republican patriotism and strengthens the French desire for revenge.