Sarrebourg

Sarrebourg (German Saarburg ) is a common French, located in the department of the the Moselle and the area Lorraine.

Its inhabitants are called Sarrebourgeois (be).

Not to confuse Sarrebourg with the city German E of Saarburg (moreover twinned with Sarrebourg) located in the Land of the Rhineland-Palatinat.

Geography

Sarrebourg is located on the the Saar in the south of the department of the the Moselle, of which it constitutes a sub-prefecture. It is also an important garrison town. It is bordered by the Trunk road n°4 (RN4). The lines the SNCF Paris - Strasbourg, Metz - Strasbourg and Nancy - Basle crosses it also thus. Sarrebourg is located has 95km Metz, 89km of Nancy, 66km of Strasbourg and 400km of Paris. Since June 10th, 2007, the city profits from a daily return ticket with Paris in TGV Is.

History

The history of Sarrebourg starts around 800 years before J. - C., when an unknown tribe settles with the accesses of the the Saar. Towards 20 before J. - C. the city, named Pons Saravi , is an important point of passage on one of the Roman main roads: the Décumane .

About the year 235 the first invasions of the Alamans and Francs almost entirely destroy the city but it is rebuilt and strengthened by the Francs some time later. In 962, the bishop of Metz gives the right to Sarrebourg to strike its own currency.

12th century at the 15th century, Sarrebourg is in possession of the évêché of Metz, which in fact out of hearth of Christianisation turned towards the Alsace. In 1476, the city is besieged by the Bourguignons. It is the duke Rene {{Romanian|II|2}} which releases it. The city suffers much from the Guerre Thirty Year old, of 1618 with 1648, and its population decreases considerably.

In 1789, Sarrebourg becomes Chef-lieu of a district of the Meurthe. Sarrebourg sees the arrival of the Railroad in 1851 with the opening of the line Paris - Strasbourg. The city becomes German following the Traité of Frankfurt. Sarrebourg is, at the beginning of the First World War, the objective of the first French offensive which makes more than ten thousand dead in each camp a news Gare is built in 1923 after diversion of the bed of the the Saar.

During the Second world war the city is the base camp of the troops of the Ligne Maginot. In 1953 the city amalgamates with the village close to Hoff.

Economy

At all times, the city was called Sarrebourg the Commercial one because of its many trade and industries:

  • Faience manufactures;

  • Small mechanics;
  • Industry of wood;
  • Dairy;
  • Antenna of the Chamber of commerce and industry of the Moselle.

Administration

Mayors:

Famous characters

  • Marcel Lutz (1908-2000) archeologist French and ceramologist, old preserving of the Museum of Sarrebourg
  • Charles Mangin, general French born in Sarrebourg on July 6th, 1866 and died in Paris on May 12th, 1925. Its house is located at number 20 of the street which bears its name.
  • Christian Streiff, French personality of the business world

Places and monuments

  • the vault of Cordeliers, dating from the 13th century with stained glasses of Marc Chagall.
  • fortifications, of the 12th century, whose most beautiful vestiges are in the Garden of Freedom and the avenue Poincaré.
  • the hotel of Santignon and the gate of Sandor KIS.
  • the museum of the country of Sarrebourg.
  • the Gallo-Roman villa of Saint-Ulrich (located on the commune of Dolving), one of largest of the east of the France.
  • the church St. Bartholomew's Day Massacre.
  • the zone of leisures with golf, miniature golf, watery center, pond, beach, water sports.
  • a cinema divided into 3 rooms: 1 room great comfort with very a big screen accommodating 292 people, 1 other of 107 places and finally a last of 80 seats.
  • many hiking trails in the large forests which surround the city.

Demonstrations

  • Great annual stock sale of summer (at the end of June)

  • Fireworks for the National Festival with the pond (July 13rd)
  • magic Parade of Christmas (at the beginning of December)

Garrison

It is following the German annexation of 1871 that Sarrebourg, become frontier city, truly will become a garrison town. Many barracks and a military hospital are built. In 1910 the city counts 10019 inhabitants including 4159 soldiers. From 1919 1945 have, the garrison sarrebourgeoise is made up of approximately 2700 men and the city is the base camp of the troops of the Ligne Maginot. Currently (2007), the city does not count any more that 1100 soldiers and of many barracks find themselves unused.

Twinning

References

  • François-Yves Moigne (to dir.), History of Sarrebourg , ED. Serpenoise, Metz, 1981.

External bonds

  • Site of the city
  • Festival of Arts of the Table in Sarrebourg
  • Guide of the restaurants of the Country of Sarrebourg

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