Lorentzen

Lorentzen is a common French, located in the department of the the Low-Rhine and the area Alsace.

The common one belongs to the Regional natural park of the Vosges of North.

Geography

Lorentzen is located in the valley of the Eichel, in Alsace Bossue, edge of the Regional natural park of the Vosges of North. The commune is bordering on Dehlingen in north, Butten in the North-East, Diemeringen in south-east, Domfessel in the west and Vœllerdingen in the North-West. Saar-Union is to 7 km. The A4 is distant of 12 km (exchanging of Saar-Union). The village is crossed by the secondary road 919 (regional service road) which leads Haguenau to Sarreguemines; the RD8 leads to Rahling in the Moselle. The station nearest is that of Diemeringen (less than 2 km) on the line Strasbourg-Sarreguemines.

The landscape consists of hills, as Kalkberg which culminates to 301 m, dominated by the cultures which occupy about half of surface of the communal round of applause and the meadows (a third).

History

Kirb (festival of the village): Sunday before November 11th
the history of Lorentzen is closely related to that of the castle. Built at the beginning of the 14th century in the form of Wasserburg by the count Frederic II of Saarwerden, the castle is given partly in guarantee to the archbishop of Truces for economic reasons. In 1527, it passes to the Nassau Saarebrucken by the marriage between Catherine de Saarwerden and Johan Ludwig de Nassau Saarbrucken. Following financial problems, it is held in lease during more than 100 years by the family Steyss von Gornetz. At the end of the 18th century, it is taken again by the family of Nassau Saarbrucken which makes of it the castle dowager until the revolution. It is sold like national good in 1793 and is converted into farm. It belongs today to 8 different owners who share 9 parts of the castle. In 2007, part of the castle will be occupied by a C.I.N.E. (Center of Initiative to Nature and the Environment).

Administration

Demography

provisional population for 2006: 211

Places and monuments

the site castral
the room Stengel, old Catholic church
* 2 farms with the variation of the village:
* Firm Holy Madeleine (access by Domfessel)
Firm Waderhof (in direction of Montbronn)

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of the Low-Rhine

External bonds

Lorentzen on the site of the national geographical Institute
Historic buildings
Lorentzen on the site of INSEE
Lorentzen on the site of Quid
Localization of Lorentzen on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Lorentzen on Mapquest
weather in Lorentzen

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