Vic-sur-Seille
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Sarrebourg-Château-Salins | |
| Canton | Le Saulnois | |
| Community association | Saulnois | |
| Coordinates | 48 ° 47 ' N , 6 ° 32' E | |
| height | 195-315 m | |
| surface | 19.50 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,295 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 66 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57630 | |
| INSEE code | 57712 | |
| Website | Vic-sur-Seille | |
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Vic-sur-Seille (German since 1915: Wich ) is a French commune with 1295 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
geography
The community is located 50 kilometers southeast of the departmental capital Metz on the Seille River . The municipality is part of the Lorraine Regional Nature Park .
history
Consecration stones indicate an ancient name Vicus Bodatius or Bodesius Vicus . Vic is in the center of the Saulnois , the bishops of Metz took their seat here in 1234. With the bishopric of Metz , Vic came under French sovereignty in 1648 as part of the three bishoprics .
From 1871 to 1918 the place belonged to the German Empire . From 1915 to 1918 the place was given the German-sounding name Wich and the station was named Wich (Lorraine) . 1940-44 the place was renamed again in Wich .
Attractions
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Vic-sur-Seille
- Saint-Marien church (15th century) with an excellent statue of the Virgin Mary from Salival
- Ruins of the moated castle, built in the 15th century
- Hôtel de la Monnaie , built in the 15th century
- Castle portal , built in the 14th century
- Former Carmelite convent , built in the 17th century
- Départemental museum with paintings by Georges de la Tour
economy
The Gris de Vic is a locally marketed rosé wine in the style of Gris de Toul . With this wine, the Saulnois viticulture , which was abandoned in World War I , was revived.
Personalities
- Georges de La Tour (1593–1652), Lorraine painter
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eisenbahndirektion Mainz (Ed.): Official Journal of the Royal Prussian and Grand Ducal Hessian Railway Directorate in Mainz of October 30, 1915, No. 54. Announcement No. 721, p. 350f.