French Lorraine

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French Lorraine is a historical region in northeastern France whose culture reflects a blend of French and Germanic influences.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Lorraine region 2
French Lorraine canonical 1
German Lorraine 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
historical region
annexedBy France NERFINISHED
borders Belgium NERFINISHED
French Alsace NERFINISHED
French Champagne NERFINISHED
French Franche-Comté NERFINISHED
Germany NERFINISHED
Luxembourg NERFINISHED
containsDepartment Meurthe-et-Moselle NERFINISHED
Meuse NERFINISHED
Moselle NERFINISHED
Vosges NERFINISHED
country France
culturalInfluence French culture
Germanic culture
dateAnnexedByFrance 1766
dateMergedIntoGrandEst 2016
demonym Lorrain NERFINISHED
Lorraine (female) NERFINISHED
heritageSite Cathedral of Saint-Étienne in Metz NERFINISHED
Place Stanislas in Nancy NERFINISHED
historicalCapital Metz NERFINISHED
historicalEntityPredecessor Duchy of Lorraine NERFINISHED
historicalLanguage French
German
Lorraine Franconian NERFINISHED
historicalStatus former French administrative region
industrialActivity coal mining
iron ore extraction
steel industry
knownFor crossroads of Latin and Germanic Europe
locatedIn northeastern France
majorCity Metz NERFINISHED
Nancy NERFINISHED
Thionville NERFINISHED
mergedInto Grand Est region NERFINISHED
partOf Grand Est region NERFINISHED
Holy Roman Empire (historically, as Duchy of Lorraine) NERFINISHED
religion Roman Catholicism
river Meurthe River NERFINISHED
Moselle River NERFINISHED
traditionalDish quiche lorraine
traditionalProduct Mirabelle plum
Munster cheese NERFINISHED
usedInConflict Franco-Prussian War NERFINISHED
World War I
World War II

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Longwy-Haut locatedIn French Lorraine
this entity surface form: Lorraine region (historical)
Lorraine Plateau partOf French Lorraine
this entity surface form: Lorraine region
Pays de Bitche historicalRegion French Lorraine
this entity surface form: German Lorraine
Gare de Lorraine TGV serves French Lorraine
this entity surface form: Lorraine region