town of Bitche

E76551
commune of France fortress town

The town of Bitche is a small commune in northeastern France’s Moselle department, known for its historic citadel and role in regional military history.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
town hall of Bitche 1
town of Bitche canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf commune of France ⓘ
fortress ⓘ
town ⓘ
adminCentreOf Pays de Bitche ⓘ
Pays de Bitche ⓘ
surface form: canton of Bitche
area_km2 42.97 ⓘ
associatedWith Vauban-style fortifications ⓘ
builtInCentury 17th century ⓘ
country France ⓘ
elevationMax_m 410 ⓘ
elevationMin_m 240 ⓘ
hasCulturalEvent historical reenactments at the citadel ⓘ
hasDemonym Bitchois ⓘ
Bitchois ⓘ
surface form: Bitchoises
hasEconomicActivity cross-border commerce ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasFeature fortified ramparts ⓘ
historic town center ⓘ
surrounding forests ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus site of fortified town ⓘ
hasLandmark Citadel of Bitche ⓘ
hasLanguage French ⓘ
hasMuseum museum in the Citadel of Bitche ⓘ
hasRegionalLanguage German ⓘ
Rhenish Franconian ⓘ
surface form: Lorraine Franconian
hasReligiousBuilding Catholic parish church of Sainte-Catherine ⓘ
hasTransport regional road connections ⓘ
historicalRegion Lorraine ⓘ
inseeCode 57089 ⓘ
knownFor historic citadel ⓘ
military history ⓘ
locatedIn Bitche ⓘ
Grand Est ⓘ
surface form: Grand Est region

Moselle department ⓘ
Vosges Mountains ⓘ
surface form: Northern Vosges

Northern Vosges Regional Nature Park ⓘ
northeastern France ⓘ
nearBorderWith Germany ⓘ
Saarland ⓘ
notableEvent siege of Bitche (1870–1871) ⓘ
partOf Pays de Bitche ⓘ
arrondissement of Sarreguemines ⓘ
playedRoleIn Franco-Prussian War ⓘ
postalCode 57230 ⓘ
timeZone CET ⓘ
timeZoneDST CEST ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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

Ouvrage Simserhof → near → town of Bitche ⓘ
Benoît Kieffer → placeOfWork → town of Bitche ⓘ
this entity surface form: town hall of Bitche