Moselle department
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The Moselle department is an administrative region in northeastern France, bordering Germany and Luxembourg, known for its industrial heritage, fortified military sites, and mixed French-German cultural influences.
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Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
department of France
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| belongsTo |
European Union external land border (with Luxembourg and Germany)
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| borders |
Bas-Rhin department
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Germany → Luxembourg → Meurthe-et-Moselle department → |
| capital |
Metz
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| contains |
Forbach
→
Metz → Saint-Avold → Sarrebourg → Sarreguemines → Thionville → |
| country |
France
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| created |
1790
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| economicSector |
cross-border employment with Luxembourg and Germany
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industry → services → |
| formerRegion |
Lorraine
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| hasBorderRiver |
Moselle River
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Sarre River → |
| hasSpecialStatus |
Concordat of 1801 still in force in local law
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| historicalEvent |
annexed by German Empire after Franco-Prussian War
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annexed by Nazi Germany during World War II → liberated and restored to France after World War II → returned to France after World War I → |
| historicalLanguage |
Alsatian dialects
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German → Lorraine Franconian → |
| INSEECode |
57
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| knownFor |
Maginot Line fortifications
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coal mining → fortified military sites → industrial heritage → mixed French-German cultural influences → steel industry → |
| language |
French
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| locatedIn |
Grand Est region
NERFINISHED
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northeastern France → |
| namedAfter |
Moselle River
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| partOf |
historical region of Lorraine
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| prefecture |
Metz
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|
| region |
Grand Est
NERFINISHED
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| religion |
predominantly Roman Catholic
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| subprefecture |
Château-Salins
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Forbach → Sarrebourg → Thionville → |
| timeZone |
Central European Time
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| timeZoneDST |
Central European Summer Time
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| vehicleRegistrationCode |
57
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Referenced by (14)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Audun-le-Tiche
→
Bitche → Bitche → Fort Hackenberg → Fortified Sector of Thionville → Hettange-Grande → Thionville → Veckring → |
locatedIn |
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Metz
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capitalOf |
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French–Luxembourg border
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crossesRegion |
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Metz
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isPrefectureOf |
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Thionville
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isSubprefectureOf |
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Centre Pompidou-Metz
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locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
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Transylvanian Saxons
("Moselle region")
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migrationOriginRegion |