Kœnigsmacker (French pronunciation: [kœniksmakəʁ]; Lorraine Franconian: Maacher/Kinneksmaacher; German: Königsmachern) is a commune in the Moselle department in Grand Est in north-eastern France.
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 The church in Kœnigsmacker | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 49°23′38″N 6°16′39″E / 49.3939°N 6.2775°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Grand Est |
| Department | Moselle |
| Arrondissement | Thionville |
| Canton | Metzervisse |
| Intercommunality | Arc mosellan |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pierre Zenner[1] |
| Area 1 | 18.4 km2 (7.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,260 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 57370 /57970 |
| Elevation | 148–306 m (486–1,004 ft) (avg. 150 m or 490 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Kœnigsmacker was the birthplace of Father Jean-Vincent Scheil (1858–1940), a French Dominican scholar and Assyriologist, who was one of the discoverers of the Code of Hammurabi in Persia. The area was the scene of fighting during World War II when the U.S. 90th Infantry Division assaulted the nearby Fort de Koenigsmacker, one of the German Moselstellung fortresses.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,439 | — |
| 1975 | 1,556 | +1.12% |
| 1982 | 1,603 | +0.43% |
| 1990 | 1,722 | +0.90% |
| 1999 | 1,893 | +1.06% |
| 2007 | 2,010 | +0.75% |
| 2012 | 2,155 | +1.40% |
| 2017 | 2,244 | +0.81% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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- Monuments of Kœnigsmacker (in French)