Valmestroff

Valmestroff is a common French located in the department of the the Moselle in Lorraine.

Geography

History

The first traces of Valmestroff go up at the time Neolithic, one notes in particular the discoveries of point arrows of potteries (ribboned old) of an adze and furnaces. At least two Roman villas existed on the commune in addition to enormous the Roman Camp which dominated the village. It was to also exist a village with the place says “Bopert” on the common neighbor of Inglange and with horse on the commune of Valmestroff at this same time. But the first village of Valmestroff undoubtedly derives from the farm of Valhof which goes back to one moved back time and was located near the old Neolithic village. Invasion after invasion the village went up for finally being where it is currently. A chronology of the name of Valmestroff could be reconstituted during time according to the names which appear in the writings attention of the different names can appear for the same date.

? : Valhof
1147 : Wlensdorf
1366 : Valmestroff
1400 : Vualmestroff
1469 : Walmmistroff
1469 : Walmestroff
1614 : Walmersdorff
1632 : Walmestorff
1632 : Valmestorf
1668 : Wolmestroff
1722 : Walmestroff
1871-1918 and 1940-1944: Walmesdorf
1944-2005 : Valmestroff

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

XII century old vault of Valmestroff

The bell-tower undoubtedly dates from the 10th century it is coupled with the vault to form only one. The inferior part of the bell-tower is the chorus of the current vault, single fact in the area. Indeed the construction of the bell-tower precedes by several centuries the construction of the vault, which explains why the chorus is the base of the bell-tower. One can note similarities with the bell-tower High-Ham destroys in 1955.

Old Gallo-Roman site of Valmestroff

A Roman camp will have been located on the heights of Valmestroff. Thus located it had a unspoilable view on the valleys Canner and of Bibiche. Moreover the proximity of the two main roads which are the the Moselle and the Roman Voie Trier Metz justifies to a certain extent this position. This position also offers the possibility of an rapid intervention between these two cities. It is not astonishing to find near this rich person Roman villas camp, the position of the one among it could be localized with présision on the commune various objects could be found during the ploughings.

Personalities related to the commune

External bonds

Site of the commune of Valmestroff
Valmestroff on the site of the national geographical Institute
Valmestroff on the site of INSEE
Valmestroff on the site of Quid
Localization of Valmestroff on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Valmestroff on Mapquest

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