Wittring
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Moselle | |
| Arrondissement | Sarreguemines | |
| Canton | Sarreguemines | |
| Community association | Sarreguemines Confluences | |
| Coordinates | 49 ° 3 ' N , 7 ° 9' E | |
| height | 199–336 m | |
| surface | 8.09 km 2 | |
| Residents | 790 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 98 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 57905 | |
| INSEE code | 57748 | |
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Wittring is a French commune with 790 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Moselle department in the Grand Est region (until 2015 Lorraine ).
geography
Wittring is a few kilometers from the German border on a loop of the Saar .
history
The place was under the rule of Sarreguemines in the former province of Lorraine.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 849 | 874 | 907 | 844 | 870 | 821 | 826 | 793 |
Attractions
- Church Saint-Etienne , in 1904 in the neo-gothic built style
- Chapel of the Blessed Virgin from 1884
- Gut Ferme Kremerich , rebuilt in 1846
- Casemate de Wittring from 1938 as part of the Maginot Line
economy
Wittring is characterized by agriculture. The main factors are the cultivation of cereals and fruits, the cultivation of mushrooms, and livestock.
Parish partnership
There is a partnership with the French municipality of Cherves-Châtelars in the Charente department.
Web links
Commons : Wittring - collection of images, videos and audio files
