Montbronn

Montbronn is a common French, located in the department of the the Moselle and the area Lorraine. The Village belongs to the Regional natural park of the Vosges of North and of the basin of life of the Moselle-is.

Geography

Stretching its two long street S in the middle of a vast clearing, the large Village is located on the Western edge of the country covered.

History

The village of Montbronn, Mabrunnen of old the German Magan-Bruno : large the source, is mentioned as of 1150. It illustrates the abundance of the source S and the fountains which mark out the communal round of applause and undoubtedly constitutes one of the explanations to the many representations of holy Jean Népomucène in the village at the 18th century and 19th century.

This old village of the Lord IE of Bitche, stronghold of the church of Verdun and property of the lords of Lichtenberg in the middle of the 13th century, fact part since the 15th century of the grounds of the palatine . It is one of its vassal, the baron of Schœnberg, lord of Montbronn, which introduces here the Protestant Réforme in 1557, the village becoming an active center of Prosélytisme in the Pays of Bitche. In 1623, the village is bought with the Elector Palatine by the duke Henri II of Lorraine and is yielded to his/her niece Henriette, future princess of Lixheim. The village turns over to the duchy only in 1702, while preserving its statute of Enclave. Until the Revolution, the locality concerns the Baillage of Lixheim.

Administration

From the administrative point of view, the village belongs to the canton of Lemberg of 1790 with 1802, before being attached to that of Rohrbach in 1802.

Demography

The Population increases regularly, cash 1280 inhabitants in 1817 and 1797 in 1851. It remains stationary since the beginning of the 20th century but the Recensement of 1982 still gives a report on 1743 inhabitants.

Places and monuments

the parish church, dedicated to holy Georges and rebuilt between 1893 and 1896 in the style basilical.
the lintel of the House of a Marshal-shoeing, located 9 rue du general de Gaulle and built at the end of the 18th century or at the beginning of the 19th century. The lintel is due to the one of the workshops of the village close to Rahling. Between two grosses Fleur S are illustrated her Outil S (bad temper-pief, paring-iron, clippers and hammer as well as the Horseshoe, symbol of the profession.

the firm located at Allied 33 rue des , dating from the years 1830 - 1840, is known as house Salladin because she is inhabited and undoubtedly even built by this family of sculptors established in the village. In the years 1830, they emigrate in North America and make stock in the New Jersey. Traditional in its structure, the firm is characterized by the Sculpture from the carries Piéton. Two columns bent with Barrel Monolith plated on the Casing, but without architectonic function, confer on this one a monumental pace, still accentuated by heavy a Décor carved: vegetable elements , Acanthus S, Piastre S, Garland S, Chérubin S and reasons rubble, distributed with much freedom.
elegant a Statue of holy Georges embanking the dragon, in sandstone gray, dating from the 19th century.

Personalities related to the commune

Sources

mills and sawmills of the Country of Bitche , Joel Beck, 1999.
Rohrbach-lès-Bitche and its canton , Joel Beck, 1988.
the canton of Rohrbach-lès-Bitche , Joel Beck, 2004.
Country of Bitche 1900-1939 , Joel Beck, 2005.

See too

Common of the Moselle

External bonds

Montbronn on the site Welcome in the Country of Bitche!
Montbronn on the site of the Countries of Bitche and the Saar
Montbronn on the site of the National Geographical Institute
Montbronn on the site of INSEE
Montbronn on the site of Quid
Localization of Montbronn on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Montbronn on Mapquest
Inter-commune Association of the Country of Glass (AICSEPT)

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